Re: THEORY: third-person imperatives

Steg Belsky scripsit:

> I can't think of any situation where a true third-person imperative would
> be needed that couldn't be redefined (or better defined?) as a
> second-person imperative affecting a third person.
Consider JFK's inaugural address:  "Let the word go forth from this
time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed
to a new generation of Americans [...]".  How would you transform
this into a natural 2nd-person imperative?

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John Cowan                                      cowan@ccil.org
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