[89243] in tlhIngan-Hol
RE: Questions on "expanded" noun-noun phrases
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lucifuge Rofocale)
Tue Aug 30 08:42:15 2011
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:35:01 +0100 (BST)
From: Lucifuge Rofocale <fiat_knox@yahoo.co.uk>
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
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> I'm uncertain about the noun + number + noun vs. number +
> noun + noun question; the former feels more logical, but you
> never know.
What difference exists, then, between "the warrior's three weapons" and "three of the warrior's weapons?"