Re: THEORY: Re : THEORY: Natural language change (was Re: Charlie and I)

Thomas R. Wier wrote:

> > > > "the guy who i usedta date his sister comma is angry now"
> > > >          ^^^ ............. ^^^ ...... ^^^^^
> > > >
> > > > This is illegal in American, we use something more complicated.
> Otherwise, you don't have a sentence, which was implied in the
> original:
No, missed again.
Please read the section on relative clauses in:

http://www.srv.net/~ram/syntax.html

... particulary noting how in English the "gap"
construction is preferred, and how inflexible and
ambiguous it can be in comparison to Farsi,
which was my original comparison. Sheesh.