Re: OFF-TOPIC: Non linguistics books by Chomsky

Stephen Mulraney wrote:
>>>
Joe wrote:
>>> severe rashes in the under-fives
[...]
> I assumed it was what it seemed.  That is, 'children under five
> years old'.
Zackly. That was the intention. But now that I look at it, it seems
faulty in some way. Certainly the  hyphen doesn't help. It's one of
those English English (*) phrases that I haven't quite learned to
handle properly yet. Should it have a 'the'? I don't know. Ach well.
(*) At least, that would explain why Joe understands it, I understand
it but can't reproduce it, and John isn't sure about it :).
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.. and why I found it completely unmentionable - er, I mean
unobjectionable. :P  Is it Rightpond-specific then?

Jonathan.

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--
'O dear white children casual as birds,
Playing among the ruined languages...'
Auden/Britten, 'Hymn to St. Cecilia'

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