Re: Tlvn, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius

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> verbs are little theater plays. some plays need 3 actors and
> it is not possible to make them into 2 plays with 2 actors without
> debilitating the original meaning.
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Now that's a very pithy way of expression... ;-) I like that. By the way,
when we have our next Conlang weekend in the Netherlands (when hopefully
Rob will be present, too), will you come too?

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> a few fairy tales to have nice dreams tonight :
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> - transitive =3D factitive
> - ditransitive =3D 2 x transitive
So ditransitive is double factitive? Twice a fact, in fact ;-).

> - X =B0 Y compound =3D X + Y
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> and other ones i'll tell you if you're a good boy/girl.
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You remind me of Matisoff's list of secret cognates, which he will
only show people if they've been linguists for ages, will sign a
non-reconstruction agreement, and are over the age of consent (about 80).

Boudewijn Rempt  | http://denden.conlang.org/~bsarempt