Re: Problem with Tense
| From: | Philip Newton <philip.newton@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, December 10, 2007, 7:51 |
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On Dec 10, 2007 12:17 AM, Jeffrey Jones <jsjonesmiami@...> wrote:
> However, by using a
> tense marker other than -en, it suggests that the cat might shape-shift into
> something else.
The same meaning could be implied by the English "That was a cat [but
now it's a horse]", so I wouldn't worry too much about it -- it could
well be a plausible idiom, in which case speakers might not think
about the possible alternative meaning unless it was suggested by
context.
Cheers,
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Philip Newton <philip.newton@...>