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Re: Some or any

From:Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...>
Date:Friday, May 31, 2002, 20:08
On Fri, 31 May 2002 08:09:59 +0200 Maarten van Beek
<dungeonmaster@...> writes:
> > 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
- Hmm... interesting idea... although i don't think i'll adopt it, i like the idea of having a kind of 'emphatic never'; i even used it in a poem: ...natao azii'nyih-shek esh niltao sha'esh. "...i will never forget you never-ever you." the last line is completely emphasized, due to the use of |niltao| and the redundancy of the direct object prefix |sha'| before the non-subject pronoun |esh|. -Stephen (Steg) "an aroma for home-a, and a reek for the street." ~ _earth_ by david brin