Re: THEORY: Xpositions in Ypositional languages {X,Y}={pre,post}
| From: | Adam Walker <carrajena@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, September 23, 2007, 21:40 |
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--- Jeff Rollin <jeff.rollin@...> wrote:
> In the last episode, (On Sunday 23 September 2007
> 13:47:37), Philip Newton
> wrote:
> > Or "The guy I ate lunch with's car"? :)
> >
> > Cheers,
>
> Yes, but that doesn't make clear that construction
> in English's continued
> awkwardness ;-)
>
> Jeff
Jeff's sentence is really out there, but sentences
like Philip's don't raise eyebrows in actual use.
(Except among high school English teachers.)
Adam
Ed ñavisud in junu suñu pera nun regrediri ad ul Erodu, regrediruns ad il
sustrus provinchi peu'l via aurra.
Machu 2:12
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