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Re: Verb-classifiers and preverbs.

From:Adam Walker <carrajena@...>
Date:Thursday, May 1, 2008, 22:49
--- MorphemeAddict@WMCONNECT.COM wrote:

> In a message dated 5/1/2008 15:12:18 PM Central > Daylight Time, > dedalvs@GMAIL.COM writes: > > > > "Ish" (from "brownish", "shortish", "outlandish", > etc.). I've heard > > people use it as a word that didn't communicate > with each other > > (so they couldn't have gotten it from one > another). > > > > Could you rephrase that? > > stevo </HTML> >
I suspect he meant conversations like: A: So does it start at five? B: Ish. A: Would you say that car is purple? B: Ish. 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. Adam Ed ñavisud in junu suñu pera nun regrediri ad ul Erodu, regrediruns ad il sustrus provinchi peu'l via aurra. Machu 2:12