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Re: Some or any

From:Maarten van Beek <dungeonmaster@...>
Date:Friday, May 31, 2002, 6:07
> Van: Steg Belsky > Onderwerp: Re: Some or any > > The problem > i *do* have to deal with in Rokbeigalmki is distinguishing between the > negative versions of 'some' and 'all' words: > > iltao = always > tatao = sometimes/anytime > natao = never > niltao = never > > |iltao| and |niltao| are opposites, and |tatao| and |natao| are > opposites.
You could try something like: positive | negative --------------------------------------------------------- some | tatao - sometimes | natao - never --------------------------------------------------------- all | iltao - always | niltao - not always --------------------------------------------------------- "Sometimes" and "not always" are close in meaning, though the latter sounds more negative. Maarten