Matthew 11:23 KATABHSH
Paul Schmehl
p.l.schmehl at worldnet.att.net
Fri Nov 9 19:23:45 EST 2001
Carl, please!!! continue to be as pedantic as you possibly can. That one
grates my nerves almost as much as the use of the wrong tense of the verb or
the participle, that is so prevalent these days. "My car needs fixed"
instead of "My car needs fixing" or more properly "My car needs TO BE
fixed." {{{Arghhhh!!!!!}}
Paul Schmehl pauls at utdallas.edu
p.l.schmehl at worldnet.att.net
http://www.utdallas.edu/~pauls/
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl W. Conrad" <cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu>
To: "Biblical Greek" <b-greek at franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Cc: "Biblical Greek" <b-greek at franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 8:50 AM
Subject: [b-greek] Re: Matthew 11:23 KATABHSH
> e.g., "She bought
> Joe and I some new duds." I cringe when I hear that but I no longer dare
to
> suggest that it ought to be, "She bought Joe and ME some new duds"--lest I
> sound like some pedantic old retired teacher of ancient Greek.
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