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From: shoulson@ctr.columbia.edu (Mark E. Shoulson)
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Date: Mon, 7 Mar 1994 17:43:15 -0500
In-Reply-To: Will Martin's message of Mon, 7 Mar 94 15:44:02 EST <199403072051.
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>From: Will Martin <whm2m@uva.pcmail.virginia.edu>
>Date: Mon, 7 Mar 94 15:44:02 EST
>Okay, fine. If you wanted to replace {qorDu'} with a pronoun, would you
>use {chaH} or {bIH}?
Hmm? Easy, "'oH", like in English. Sometimes we replace a collective word
like that with a pronoun for its *members*, in which case we'd use "chaH",
as would make sense. (nuq Qub qorDu'lIj? SaHbe' chaH.) But plural
families, viewed as units? bIH. "qorDu'mey law' vIlegh. quv bIH."
>chargwI'
~mark
