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Re: USAGE: Scots

From:John Cowan <jcowan@...>
Date:Sunday, July 14, 2002, 1:22
Thomas R. Wier scripsit:

> > Well, one I remember is the use of "what" as a relative particle, which= > is > > ungrammatical in Standard English though common enough in the dialects. > > Can you not say "I don't know what you're talking about"?
Sure. But I said "relative particle", like English (and Scots) "that". "What" in your construction is not = "that", but rather "that which". -- John Cowan <jcowan@...> http://www.reutershealth.com http://www.ccil.org/~cowan .e'osai ko sarji la lojban. Please support Lojban! http://www.lojban.org