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Re: Split verbs and other odd parts of speech

From:Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...>
Date:Monday, January 12, 2004, 3:35
Gary Shannon wrote:
> A. Naming words: This class includes both nouns and > pronouns, (except indicative pronouns which are > considered to be adj/articles, see D. below.) which > are treated the same in <whatever>. Native naming > words tend to end in the letter "u".
Japanese, arguably, classifies pronouns as a type of nouns. The only real gramatical difference is that number is obligatory, whereas it's only optional for regular human nouns
> C. Telling words:
[snip] Sounds like case to me, if I understand correctly. -- "There's no such thing as 'cool'. Everyone's just a big dork or nerd, you just have to find people who are dorky the same way you are." - overheard ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42