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Gz^rod|in (Some grammar now)

From:Adrian Morgan <morg0072@...>
Date:Sunday, March 12, 2000, 0:46
My previous question about character representation
in this medium still needs a verdict, but it should
be possible to discuss _some_ grammar, at least, in
the meantime.

I have defined four genders, called Feminine,
Masculine, Living and Inert. Alternatives for the
last two would be more than welcome. Here are the
definitions:

Inert entities are things like rocks.

Living entities might be:
- living things neither (specified as) male or
  female;
- dead things if the biological status is important,
  e.g. carcass would be living but steak inert;
- groups of living things;
- words relating to _time_ such as Present or
  Eternity;
- Abstract nouns derived from verbs.

Feminine and Masculine entities may be:
- literally male or female;
- groups of men or women if the sexual exclusiveness
  is an attribute not a statistic;
- nouns relating to _past_ are masculine, e.g.
  history, yesterday, ruin
- nouns relating to _future_ are feminine, e.g.
  hope, devastation, tomorrow;
- a masculine abstact noun derived from a verb
  indicates commencement, e.g. masculine
  _The go(ing)_ means, the leaving;
- a feminine abstract noun derived from a verb
  indicates completion, e.g. feminine _The
  go(ing)_ means, the arriving.

Adrian.
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