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Re: A New Conlang For Your Consideration

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Sunday, January 25, 2004, 21:45
takatunu scripsit:

> But then why have n different "genitive" cases? ;-)
Well, there's a fundamental distinction between "my chair" (the one I happen to be sitting on) and "my chair" (the one I own); and there can even be a distinction between "my heart" (in my chest) and "my heart" (in a jar on my desk). -- Only do what only you can do. John Cowan <jcowan@...> --Edsger W. Dijkstra, http://www.reutershealth.com deceased 6 August 2002 http://www.ccil.org/~cowan

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