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Re: Fourth Persons

From:Eldin Raigmore <eldin_raigmore@...>
Date:Thursday, September 4, 2008, 17:57
On Thu, 4 Sep 2008 10:14:58 -0400, John Vertical
><johnvertical@...> wrote: >[snip] >How exactly does that work?
I don't know. I'd have to look it up and find out.
>I'm wondering mainly about the situation of reporting a discussion; do you >stick with the original pronoun assignments, or flip depending on whose >speech you're reporting?
I don't know, but I'd guess: "flip depending on whose speech you're reporting".
>The possibility of reporting a more-than-two-participant discussion makes me >suspect the first would be out of question, but maybe that doesn't come up >too offen.
I don't know, but I'd guess: "that doesn't come up too often"
>John Vertical
Thanks!