[B-Greek] Attraction (was: syntax in 2 cor 10:12-13)
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad2 at mac.com
Mon Dec 14 06:27:21 EST 2009
Barry, I think what you're trying to say is that ancient grammarians
felt no repulsion (or revulsion) against attraction.
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (ret)
On Sunday, December 13, 2009, at 07:24PM, "Barry" <nebarry at verizon.net> wrote:
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>Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Attraction (was: syntax in 2 cor 10:12-13)
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>> I would say that attraction is not a rule (prescriptive in nature) but
>> rather a description of what actually occurs.
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>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).
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>N.E. Barry Hofstetter
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>Fecisti nos ad te et inquietum est cor nostrum, donec requiescat in te...
> -- Augustine, Confessions 1:1
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