Re: "There can be"
| From: | Philip Newton <philip.newton@...> |
|---|
| Date: | Saturday, April 12, 2008, 6:51 |
|---|
On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 1:39 AM, Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 7:35 PM, <MorphemeAddict@...> wrote:
> > Why is there an apostrophe after "kan"? The word is just "kann".
>
> Well, I didn't write "kann", did I? I wrote "kan". Which is short a
> letter. Q.E.D. :-)
>
> (OK, so I was thinking "kanne". Sue me.)
Welcome to the world of preterite-presents. (Similar in English: "he
can", not *"he cans".)
Cheers,
Philip
--
Philip Newton <philip.newton@...>