Re: verb question
| From: | Christophe Grandsire <christophe.grandsire@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, April 8, 2003, 13:08 |
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En réponse à Joe <joe@...>:
>
> Why does it matter what is more useful? Personally, though, I'd prefer
> a
> past/non-past distinction, as the perfectiveness of a verb can be
> easily
> guessed from context.
>
I disagree. In my experience, it's past/non-past which is usually clear from
context, while perfectiveness cannot be easily guessed.
Christophe.
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