[B-Greek] Attraction (was: syntax in 2 cor 10:12-13)

Barry nebarry at verizon.net
Sun Dec 13 19:24:10 EST 2009



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From: "George F Somsel" <gfsomsel at yahoo.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2009 6:44 PM
To: "Bert de Haan" <dehaanaf at gmail.com>; <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Attraction (was: syntax in 2 cor 10:12-13)

> I would say that attraction is not a rule (prescriptive in nature) but 
> rather a description of what actually occurs.

It was certainly not perceived to be a mistake by the ancients themselves, 
anymore than the neuter plural-singular verb "rule."  Even prescriptive 
grammar is by nature based on the usage of the language frozen at a 
particular point in time.  But I know of no ancient grammarian who had 
trouble with attraction (feel free to make puns based on this).

N.E. Barry Hofstetter

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    -- Augustine, Confessions 1:1

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