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Re: An ungothroughsome little riddle...

From:daniel andreasson <daniel.andreasson@...>
Date:Thursday, March 8, 2001, 10:21
Nik Taylor:

> jesse stephen bangs wrote: > > I think that the word "ungothroughsome" in Romanish tonguings > > would be "intransitive," so I don't understand why you said > > "an ungothroughsome riddle."
> Impenetrable, I believe.
How come one-place and two-place verbs are called intransitive and transitive? In what way are they impenetrable and penetrable? daniel, hoping this isn't an intransitive question. :) PS. The animal sound presentation is today. Wish me luck! I'm off to the Swedish mountains for some skiing for a week on Sunday, so in case someone wants to reach me, the replies might be a bit delayed. -- <> "Lea eica waenaidh mae bwochath waenë, <> <> ja jordhëchaidh mae gothëje jordhëchë." <> <> www.geocities.com/conlangus <> <> daniel.andreasson@telia.com <>