Re: Inherently Reflexive Verbs (was: mental masturbation)
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, June 5, 1999, 4:45 |
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FFlores wrote:
> The eunuchs are a curious thing to me -- I remember now
> the eunuchs at the Chinese emperors' court and that I thought
> "What do they do?".
Well, Eunuchs in the West are men, typically castrated, who are
entrusted with guarding the king or emperor's harem. I assume Eunuchs
in China were the same.
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