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Re: This and That (was: Re: Adjectives, Particles, and This...)

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Friday, January 19, 2001, 4:50
J Matthew Pearson wrote:
> ety aty in physical contact with speaker > eto ato quite close to speaker, but not touching > eo ao within the 'immediate domain' of speaker > eny any outside the 'immediate domain' of speaker > ery ary very far away from speaker
What are the other four?
> I must confess I'm not sure what _aty_ (touching speaker but invisible) and > _ery_ (extremely far away but visible) would be used for. Perhaps _aty_ is used > for internal organs, while _ery_ is used for stars? :-)
What about something within a box that the speaker is holding? Or maybe something that the speaker is holding behind his back? Or something stuck on his back? Or an ant crawling up his leg under his pants? -- ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42