Re: Language universal?
| From: | jesse stephen bangs <jaspax@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, February 9, 2001, 0:38 |
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Luís Henrique sikayal:
> On Thu, 8 Feb 2001 11:46:37 -0500, John Cowan <cowan@...> wrote:
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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"
Okay, I know this is completely facetious, but I can't help but wonder
what they were arguing between. I could see 'ego' or 'tu' as
possibilities . . .
>
> Oh, my!!
>
> Luís Henrique
>
> I know it isn't, I just couldn't resist.
>
Jesse S. Bangs jaspax@u.washington.edu
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