Re: [romconlang] -able

Mark J. Reed skrev:
 > On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 7:03 PM, Tristan McLeay
 > <conlang@...> wrote:
 >>  Apparently I've also used "ground" to mean "floor" too
 >>  frequently for at least some Americans' taste.
 >
 > The distinction is in the early stages of blurring over
 > here, but it's definitely on the way out. Another couple
 > generations, I figure. It's not rare for me to hear
 > someone talk about dropping something "on the ground" when
 > it just happened indoors.
 >

Strangely I hear my 10 y.o. do the equivalent in Swedish,
but I'd never be caught dead doing it myself.

Modern kids spend too much time indoors in towns methinks.
My kid was very confused when I called a something which
wasn't for sports a 'field'.

/BP 8^)>
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