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Re: Back to the Future (was: I'm back, sort of)

From:Costentin Cornomorus <elemtilas@...>
Date:Wednesday, September 24, 2003, 14:13
--- Ray Brown <ray.brown@...> wrote:
> On Tuesday, September 23, 2003, at 06:47 , Joe > wrote: > > [snip] > > 'Future English' is everywhere. I know > > future English will be at least a > > slightly synthetic language, with forms for > > at least negatives ( I dunno, I ain't). > > Future? > > "ain't" had been the mark of upper class aristo > English for a few centuries;
Quite. I meant that official, or góod English of the future might be composed of errors of foreigners. Anyway, dunno and aint are perfectly good Native forms. In Left as well as Rightpondia. One would suppose in Underpondia as well. Padraic. ===== - Per y feregrinnes et celles ke itenont tras y therres, et per y vor, et tras y haires, et per l' yspas; per y fenitendo; per y chateckeumenando; et per y cheistiv - A Ddon ten mezer! -- Ill Bethisad -- <http://www.geocities.com/elemtilas/ill_bethisad> Come visit The World! -- <http://www.geocities.com/hawessos/> .

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