Re: CHAT: relative tense
| From: | dunn patrick w <tb0pwd1@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, March 22, 1999, 15:32 |
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On Mon, 22 Mar 1999, Nik Taylor wrote:
> Boudewijn Rempt wrote:
> > I think the universal is, direction first (most often past vs. present/future),
> > and distance second.
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> It's only logical, I think. I mean, what could possibly be gained by
> indicating distance without direction? I think this is one of those
> "universals" that are just practical, the alternate just wouldn't work.
Perhaps a society that doesn't differentiate between past and future,
considering both equally illusory and the present to be the only true,
objective reality.