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Re: The "owned" noun case is called...?

From:Karapcik, Mike <karapcm@...>
Date:Tuesday, January 21, 2003, 6:22
| -----Original Message-----
| From: Joe
| Subject: Re: The "owned" noun case is called...?
|
| On Monday 20 January 2003 7:20 pm, Karapcik, Mike wrote:
| >         Now, the question:
| >         What is the technical term for the "owned" case?
| >                 Mike
|
| What's wrong with 'posessive'?
|

        "Possessive" and "possessed"?

        Actually, I kinda like the sound of a "possessed" case.... ;-)

        I thought there was a complimentary name to "genitive".
        ("genitive" = "owner" as "???" = "owned")

        I would prefer a different name, since the two are usually in
complimentary distribution. You don't make family members possessed (he he
he), and you don't flaunt ownership (or assume it's entitled or permanent)
with objects.

        Mike

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