Re: USAGE: "each other" vs. "each ... the other"

Quoting Adam Walker <carrajena@...>:

> I remember a slightly different versin of the same
> poem:
>
> One bright morning in the middle of the night
> Two dumb brothers got up to fight.
> Back to back they faced each other,
> Drew their swords and shot each other.
> A deaf policeman heard the noise,
> Came and arrested those two dumb boys.
>
> Now THAT would make an interesting translation
> exercise.  How well can your conlang handle logical
> absurdities?
None of my conlangs have all the vocabulary necessary to make up a translation
on the spot, but the absurdities should pose no additional problems.

I might try a Tairezazh version as soon as I've figured out how to
say "morning", "deaf", "arrested" and a couple more. Oh, and is
that "dumb"="stupid" or ="mute"?

                                                       Andreas

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