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Re: Góquim

From:Peter Bleackley <peter.bleackley@...>
Date:Wednesday, August 6, 2003, 8:37
Staving Thomas Wier:
>Quoting Christian Thalmann <cinga@...>: > > > One of the verb affixes is called "infinite". Is that a > > typo for "infinitive", or is it some kind of tense used for > > general truths and timeless static situations? The latter > > would be cool, but I somewhat doubt it was the intention. > >If so, the traditional name for such a tense is "gnomic".
What a wonderful name for a tense! Presumably, an elvish language should always include a gnomic tense. Pete

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