--- Doug Dee <AmateurLinguist@...> wrote:
> In a message dated 12/28/2003 4:17:34 PM
> Eastern Standard Time,
> christophe.grandsire@FREE.FR writes:
>
>
> >French and English do very well with one
> passive only, so it's not
> >necessary.
>
> English has two. The "be passive" ("He was
> punished") and the "get passive" ("He got
> punished.")
Forgot about that one! Though I think it's more
towards the middle than a true passive. He was
punished seems to clearly indicate that "he" is
the unwilling recipient of the punishment; while
he got punished seems to indicate that "he" had a
definite role in his own just deserts.
> The "get" passive seems to be nonstative while
> the "be" passive can be
> either.
Agree.
Padraic.
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