Re: Grammar - Can
| From: | caeruleancentaur <caeruleancentaur@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, January 12, 2005, 13:16 |
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--- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, Isaac Penzev <isaacp@U...> wrote:
scott wrote:
>Or what does the phrase "See the man!" mean? I've got at least two
>variants of interpretation: "Behold, here is that man!" or "Have a
>look at that man!"
The way you have WRITTEN it (See the man) it can only mean "Have a
look...." In order for it to mean "Behold, here..." you need a comma
after "see" just as you wrote after "behold."
There would also be a difference in the accenting of the words, when
spoken, that would distinguish the two meanings.
Charlie
http://wiki.frath.net/User:Caeruleancentaur
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