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Re: MeloChalaka

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Monday, September 24, 2001, 2:31
Heather Rice wrote:
> Circumflex - dipthong
So, what are â ê î ô and û?
> You give me (afferent) a cake. Notice, the is not so > contingent on the subject of the sentence as the > speaker.
Interesting!
> I give Ana (afferent) a cake. Here, I am the subject, > but the voice is afferent, meaning the action is > coming to me. It is like I projecting my feelings > into Ana.
Or maybe that could be used to indicate that the giving is not entirely altruistic? "I give Ana a cake" implying "... in return for somethign" or "and I expect to get a return on it"? -- "No just cause can be advanced by terror" ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42

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Heather Rice <florarroz@...>