[98283] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Verbing objects
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (SuStel)
Sat Mar 29 11:00:03 2014
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 10:59:28 -0400
From: SuStel <sustel@trimboli.name>
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
In-Reply-To: <533684A4.7020009@gmx.de>
Errors-To: tlhingan-hol-bounces@kli.org
On 3/29/2014 4:30 AM, Lieven wrote:
>
> Why do you park in a driveway, but are not allowed to drive in a
> parkway? :-)
You got the question wrong. It's "Why do you park in a driveway but
drive on a parkway?"
Answer: because driveways are designed for you to DRIVE to your garage
or house, and parkways are roads surrounded by PARKland.
The verb /park/, "leave a vehicle someplace for a period of time,"
derives from the noun /park/, "area reserved, usually in a natural
state, for enjoyment of the public," which comes from Old French /parc/
"enclosure." Cf. /baseball park/.
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SuStel
http://www.trimboli.name/
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