Re: Language universal?
| From: | Andreas Johansson <and_yo@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, February 8, 2001, 19:19 |
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>On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, Yoon Ha Lee wrote:
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> > Er...except things like "puer" and "ager"?
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>The vocative of "ager"? ROTFL!
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>"O field!"
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>That reminds me of the grammarians (mentioned in _The Name of the Rose_)
>who were said to have debated for seven days and seven nights nonstop
>on the vocative of "ego" (I) and then finally resorted to swords....
I saw a monologue beginning in "OH, I, pinnacle of creation ..." once! Of
course, it was all a joke at the expense of people who think highly of
themselves for no good reason.
Andreas
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