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Re: Verb prepositional concepts

• From: WestphalWz <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: Verb prepositional concepts
• Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 00:53:37 EDT

In a message dated 98-04-25 13:18:02 EDT, Qermaq writes:

<< If anyone has a hankering to use <qIm> transitively, may I recommend a
 wonderful verb made especially  for you? <buS>! For all your transitive
 concentration needs.  >>

There is a major difference in intensity.  {buS} means "think only about,
focus on, concentrate on".  {qIm} mean "pay attention".  These two words do
not mean anywhere near the same thing.  Therefore, I find it preposterous that
both Qermaq and SuStel even suggest that one can replace the other.

peHruS

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