Re: me and my languages
| From: | Yoon Ha Lee <yl112@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, September 10, 2001, 22:38 |
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On Sunday, September 9, 2001, at 11:05 PM, David Peterson wrote:
> In a message dated 9/9/01 10:53:23 PM, yl112@CORNELL.EDU writes:
>
> <<Pardon my ignorance; is "beneficiary" a technical term and what does it
> signify exactly?>>
>
> Maybe the technical term is "benefactive". It's where you use the
> word
> "for", as in "this gift is for you", or "I eat for you".
>
Oh, I see. So it doesn't have to be "nice" as in beneficial, but rather
on-behalf-of (for good or ill). Thanks.
Post more! Post more! I'm curious to see what you'll come up with in
this direction.
YHL