Re: Bi-objective Prepositions & betweeness.
| From: | J Y S Czhang <czhang23@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, January 4, 2004, 11:45 |
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In a message dated 2004:01:04 03:40:51 AM, andjo@FREE.FR writes:
>Quoting Isaac Penzev <isaacp@...>:
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>> ObConlang: My "Newgaritic" (a provisional nickname for my Semitic a
>> posteriori newest conlang project, given to it by my wife Elena, btw) will
treat
>> it the same, I hope.
>
>Tell your wife she's got a talent for linguamangling!
I second that sentiment. Naturally.
Would she pretty please join the list? :)
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_The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language_
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