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Re: VOCABULARY AID: Basic and Additional Vocabulary (topics 1 - 10)

From:Chris Bates <chris.maths_student@...>
Date:Wednesday, December 1, 2004, 11:55
> Oh. An ambiguous sentence -- No it is copied from an > "Aufbauwortschatz" my father possesses a copy of. > > Sorry for confusion. Those possessive 'S'es can drive me > crazy ... >
Doesn't the same ambiguity arise in most languages? I know that all languages I speak could use a genitive (whatever the exact form) to mark either the possessor or the author of a book, song etc.