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Re: "Strong Verb/Ablauted Verb" Society?

From:Bryan Parry <bajparry@...>
Date:Friday, February 18, 2005, 0:57
Nor do I speak German, but those links seem very
useful. Cheers muchly.


 --- Tim May <butsuri@...> wrote:
> Bryan Parry wrote at 2005-02-17 23:50:06 (+0000) > > Does anyone here know of a group dedicated to > > increasing the number of strong or ablauted verbs > in > > English? > > > > I posted a thread at Zompist.com trying to > regularise > > and put English irregular verbs in ablaut or > strong > > classes, and in doing so, expand those classes. > > However my cries have fallen on deaf ears (I > believe > > some of the other folks there just simply do not > "get" > > what I am about). > > > > So yeah, it is eccentric, it is mad, but has > anyone > > else attempted this, in a state of attempting > this, or > > know of any noble efforts to do such a thing? If > so, I > > would be mightily greatful in hearing about it. > > > > I don't know of anyone doing this in English. > However, below is the > website (in German) of the _Gesellschaft zur > Stärkung der Verben_ > "Society for the Strengthening of Verbs", who appear > to be of like > mind to you: > > http://www.soviseau.de/verben/ > > I don't actually speak German, but I see they have a > page of English > verbs: > > http://www.soviseau.de/verben/en.htm >
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