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Re: A question about connecting sentences

From:Larry Schelin <lschelin@...>
Date:Wednesday, September 29, 1999, 16:35
    This is very cool.. and helpful. Let me summarize the notes I've taken so I can
comment/ask questions ;)

1. Make 'want' a suffix/prefix.
   Hmm... I thought of that for a while, but then where do I stop making suffixes
and start making verbs? :) Or I could just use the verb as a suffix... hmm...

2. Stick the two verb roots together then put affixes.
   Could work, I've not put any affixes on the verbs yet, so sticking them together
is a reasonable alternitive. Or I could put both verbs between the tense markers.

3. Use the infinite as a direct object./Take out the tense/subject for the clause
     Simple, direct, it's the easiest solution I've seen... still pondering it,
don't think I like it.

4.Use a dependent suffix to make a clause.
    Fairly intresting, another good choice...

I'm still not sure, all of these are great suggestions. Have I mentioned lately that
I'm truly enjoying the fact that there's a place I can ask these questions without
great chants of 'Freak' going on? I'll have to think about it some more. I've almost
completed typing the grammar of Bitha, I'll post it here later (before I go to work,
I hope) Thanks for all the help.

                                                            Joe