tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jan 18 22:54:42 2001
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Re: Grammar Highlight Each Day (net + -lu')
- From: [email protected]
- Subject: Re: Grammar Highlight Each Day (net + -lu')
- Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 01:54:22 EST
In a message dated 1/18/2001 2:58:46 PM Central Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
> Using {-lu'} on the second verb of a SAO may be poor style in your opinion,
> but
> it is grammatical. Or have I missed something?
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While you are absolutely correct that the stated rule is that the "second"
verb, by rule, may not take an aspect suffix, logic states that
{net}-refferent "second" verbs may not take the suffix {-lu'}. The reasoning
is that {net} already refers to "one" as the indefinite subject. While I
will search for further evidence, yea, even proof, I will merely submit now
that at least the use of {-lu'} is unnecessary redundancy.
Although I have not found anything in canon to support this statement,
discussion on this listserv has revealed a general consensus that {net} +
{-lu'} is not good style, if not totally illogical.
peHruS