| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, October 22, 2001, 3:22 |
Steve Kramer wrote:> Is there a linguistic or cultural reason why this order never "took off"?Well, one reason is that subjects as a general rule precede their objects. Presumably because subjects tend to be topics, and topics have a tendency to occur at or near the beginning of sentences. -- "No just cause can be advanced by terror" ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42