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Re: The only FIVE verbs -- CORRECTION

From:Andreas Johansson <andjo@...>
Date:Tuesday, January 13, 2004, 1:22
Quoting Gary Shannon <fiziwig@...>:

> Make that FIVE primary verbs. "do" can be created by > puting the causative prefix on the copula. > > > "do work" is "cause work to be done"
I'd say not. The later could just as well mean ordering my underlings to do some work. Andreas

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Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
Gary Shannon <fiziwig@...>