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Re: Grammar Highlight Each Day (-vaD)

• From: Jiri Baum <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: Grammar Highlight Each Day (-vaD)
• Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2001 13:36:45 +1100
• In-Reply-To: <SIMEON.10101050911.A@wilson_235.config.mail.virginia.edu>; from [email protected] on Fri, Jan 05, 2001 at 09:47:11AM -0500
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PeHruS:
> >The noun suffix, type 5 {-vaD} covers both the dative and allative
> >concepts of English.  

SarrIS:
> I'm somewhat puzzled that you seem to think these terms will somehow make
> beginners less intimidated or more understanding of the grammar.

I don't have a problem with using words like ``dative'' around beginners,
but they should be translated from the Latin.

Dative is the ``giving case''; it marks the recipient of the giving.


Jiri
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Jiri Baum <[email protected]>
I can't figure out whether keeping all my friends in a tickle file would be
horribly impersonal or over-familiar.

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