Re: adjectival vs. adverbial prepositional phrases

On Tuesday 15 October 2002 12:33 am, Tristan wrote:
> daniel andreasson wrote:
> >Andreas wrote:
> >>It's hard to read on my homoe computer
> >
> >                          ^^^^
> >Is your computer also left-handed, bearded and Lithuanian?
> >In that case you might have the ideal conlanging computer!
>
> Since when could computers have sexual orientations? /me wonders what
> his's is.
Speaking of which, I once saw a box of condoms proudly displaying on the case
a statement declaring that the condoms had been computer-tested.

I went home in shock, sat before the blessed thing and wondered what I had got
myself into!!!

Wesley Parish

>
> Umm... if we assume that the handedness of a computer is the side the
> mouse is on, then mine's left handed (because I'm generally right).
> There is a lot of crap just under my monitor, does that make it bearded?
> But it's not Lithuanian to the best of my knowledge... So I guess I have
> a suboptimal machine for conlanging on... but a perfect one for
> procrastinating on, damnit...
>
> Tristan
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You ask, "What is the most important thing?"
Maku e ki, "He tangata, he tangata, he tangata."
I reply, "It is people, it is people, it is people."