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From:Danny Wier <dawier@...>
Date:Thursday, October 12, 2000, 23:50
--- DOUGLAS KOLLER <LAOKOU@...> wrote:
> From: "Nik Taylor"
> Té (tea) vs. te (you, direct or indirect object)? Grammatically, it's > hard > to see where there would be much confusion. But, maybe: > > Té, quiero. Tea, I love. vs. Te quiero. I love you.
That might be an example of secondary development of tone accents in an otherwise non-tonal language! You think? By the way, what is the big deal with green tea nowadays? ===== Daniel A. Wier Computer Geek Extraordinaire Lufkin, Texas USA ICQ#: 1651462 IRC Nick: LudwigVan on EFNet __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/