Re: Verb-classifiers and preverbs.

Charlie wrote:
>
> Adam Walker wrote:
>>
>> That was in the example you cut out.  "Ish is
>> about as good as it gets with this group."
>
> The trouble for me is that I have no idea what
> that sentence means. What synonym would I
> use for "ish" in that sentence?

Let's go back to the original post:

A: We'll start five-ish?
B: Ish?  Can't you be more specific?
A: Well I could, but with this group ish is about as
good as it gets.

Translation:

A: We'll start approximately at five.
B: Approximately? Can't you be more specific?
A: I wish I could, but with this group, "approximately"
is about as good as it gets.

--Ph. D.