[B-Greek] Attraction (was: syntax in 2 cor 10:12-13)
Regan (Lukeion)
regan at lukeion.org
Sun Dec 13 18:18:03 EST 2009
> I have wondered before if attraction is a "grammatical rule"
> or a description of a grammatical mistake. The way
> George has described it exactly what I mean (except I
> never compared it to getting fleas.) When I say: "Not
> one of the potatoes are cooked," do I call the disagreement
> in number between 'one' and 'are' a grammatical mistake
> or is this a case of attraction?
>
> Bert de Haan
Perhaps it's both. It's an explanation for why the normal
rule wasn't followed in this particular instance. And it's
apparently a "mistake" that happened often enough to
get it's own entry in the grammars.
Regan Barr
regan at lukeion.org
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