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Re: OT: THEORY Fusion Grammar

From:Gary Shannon <fiziwig@...>
Date:Tuesday, July 18, 2006, 4:24
--- Herman Miller <hmiller@...> wrote:

> Gary Shannon wrote: > > I really having trtouble understanding the > function of > > "er...mee" in this sentence. What, exactly, is the > > "er...mee" telling us? It's not what the torch was > lit > > "with", so what is it? > > For some context, the previous sentence is: "Pak een > Deku Stick en steek > hem aan bij de brandende fakkel." The gist of this > is something like > "Grab a Deku Stick and light it with the burning > torch." So the "er ... > mee" is referring to the Deku Stick. "Now light the > non-burning torch > with it to open the door." > > http://home.hccnet.nl/j.a.hildering/deku.htm >
Ah! I see, said the blind man. It all makes sense now. --gary