Re: Trying GMail
| From: | Paul Bennett <paul-bennett@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, August 26, 2004, 17:37 |
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On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 10:00:00 -0400, Mark Reed <markjreed@...> wrote:
> I like the Germanic idea. Maybe I should try to create the language
> that was used to write the spellbook Dr. Strange complained about
> because all the verbs were at the end of the chapter. :)
Hehehehehe. That does indeed sound like some German I've read. A big
cluster of NPs followed by a big cluster of verbs, and the poor reader is
left to play connect-the-dots. I remember my German teacher at high-school
talking about an occasion at the UN where someone was actually speaking in
that style, and the translater had to simply stall and wait for the verbs.
We were told to avoid such style where possible, although it could be used
sparingly for effect.
Paul