Re: OT: German reputation
| From: | Tim May <butsuri@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, December 16, 2004, 18:30 |
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Mark J. Reed wrote at 2004-12-16 10:42:45 (-0500)
> On Thu, Dec 16, 2004 at 02:59:07PM +0000, Tim May wrote:
> > Benct's use strikes me as a little odd, though probably not incorrect.
> > I've rarely encountered the word in the active voice.
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> Active, sure. Middle, no; I've very rarely encountered
> "instantiate" used intransitively. Usually, something instantiates
> an object; an object doesn't just instantiate.
>
> -Marcos
It isn't, in fact, being used intransitively here, although the quoted
portion does give that impression. Benct's original phrasing is
"... standard pronunciation will be something of a chimaera which many
people may aim at but very few if any will actually instantiate".
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