Incorrect Greek???

Ben Crick ben.crick at argonet.co.uk
Tue Sep 22 17:45:53 EDT 1998


On Tue 22 Sep 98 (09:04:35), akm.adam at ptsem.edu wrote:
> "  Or is there a rule that
> stipulates when an author *ought* to assign relative pronouns a case
> that conflicts with its role in its own clause? "

 When I was a schoolboy leearning Latin, we had a cartoon picture of a
 migratory bird flying along with a suitcase firmly clutched in its claws,
 talking over its shoulder to another bird flying alongside:
 
 "I agree with you entirely, Auntie; but I carry my case in my own claws".
 The *relative* pronoun agrees in all respects with its "auntie"-cedent,
 but keeps its *grammatical* case in its own *clause*.

 Neat, I thought...

 Ben
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