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

Charles wrote:
> "the guy who i usedta date his sister comma is angry now"
Why do you have that "comma" there?

> This is illegal in American, we use something more complicated.
We do?  Do you mean "the guy whose sister I used to date"?  I wouldn't
say that above form is completely illegal, I hear similar forms from
time to time, but it does sound rather clumsy.

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