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Subject:Re: possessives and gerunds (#112739) From:Bill Burns <wburns -at- MICRON -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 21 Aug 1996 08:22:45 MDT
21-AUG-1996 04:06:43.41
Mark Levinson writes:
>What makes the phrase inelegant is that it can
>be read in two ways: It can mean that the language changes
>character, or it can mean that the language's character changes.
>The first way it's a gerund, the second way it's a present
>participle.
Oh NO! Everyone run! It's an APORIA!
Sorry. I've been hitting the deconstructive criticism again. ;-)
Bill
wburns -at- micron -dot- com
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