Re: Active and Passive please help.

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Cowan" <cowan@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 2:04 AM
Subject: Re: Active and Passive please help.


> Almaran Dungeonmaster scripsit:
>
> > E.g. in dutch, we use the verb "heten" to name things.
> >
> > "Ik heet Maarten"= "I am called Maarten"
>
> Alas, the English cognate "hight" was lost in the 17th century.
>
I hight Joe?

Doesn't look right...

but nonetheless...

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