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Re: THEORY: Natural language change (was Re: Charlie and I)

From:Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...>
Date:Tuesday, September 21, 1999, 21:31
On Tue, 21 Sep 1999 11:25:38 -0500 Matt Pearson
<jmpearson@...> writes:
> Steg Belsky wrote: > >> It means "If you can understand this, you know too much" :) > >>Now *that* sounds like a perfect translation excersize! :)
> >Ihkh eza-kaun dhaz, ezoi-yed sha'zid.
Wow, i just realized i made a big mistake...left out an entire verb! (must be all the brain cells being converted into facial hair) Ihkh eza-kaun wa'kevent dhaz, ezoi-yed sha'zid. -Stephen (Steg) "...then just like any other candle, eventually, the wick will burn down; and the wax will go up in smoke; and the flame will go out..." ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.