tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Jul 12 10:47:02 1998
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Re: X is Y == Y is X // Y 'oH X'e' == X 'oH Y'e' ??
- From: Alan Anderson <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: X is Y == Y is X // Y 'oH X'e' == X 'oH Y'e' ??
- Date: Sun, 12 Jul 1998 12:48:12 -0500
- In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>
ja' "Anthony Appleyard" <[email protected]>:
> The rule seems to be: "X is Y" and "Y is X" mean the same only if both X and
>Y have "the" or an equivalent (i.e. are definite).
How does that apparent rule apply to the sentences that started this round
of debate? "My name is Maltz." I can see that "my name" is definite. But
what of the name itself? It's just a label.
-- ghunchu'wI'