Re: Odd construct

From: "daniel andreasson"

> > How 'bout "Slå barnet" becoming "Slå re" or Andreas' "Slå't"? Kids
> > are animate :)
> You right. :) Although I wouldn't refer to the kid as "it" if
> I thought of hitting it, but rather "he" or "she".
True 'nough. How about "spädbarnet", then? I would use "it" in English if
the gender was undetermined. Though instead of "slå", let's try "kväv" :) :

Kväv re!
Kväv'et! (Kväv't? a little consonant heavy, but hey, these are the folks
that brought you "västkustskt" :) )

Kou

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