George Boeree | Re: [LFN] Use of the infinitive

• Autor: George Boeree (“cgboeree”)
• Tema: Re: [LFN] Use of the infinitive
• Data: 2007-12-04 19:12
• Mesaje: 2446 (a supra, presedente, seguente)

One of the things that we worked on for quite a while is the
"tension" between being creole and being european.*  Our ultimate
attempt as resolution is to leave it to the speaker/writer.  I lean
towards the european; others towards the creole.  I think flexibility
is a good thing.  If I prefer to use -s all the time, and you use it
only when needed, neither of us gets confused by the other!  It's a
matter of style rather than substance - like reading Hemingway
(creole) vs reading Henry James (european).

Oh, yes: We need to re-examine some of our adverbs and adverbial
phrases.  "Doman" by itself should be enough.

My best,

Jorj

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