RE : [tied] Re: North of the Somme

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Rick McCallister <gabaroo6958@...> wrote:

>
> Then can we blame loss of inflection on the Danes?

I don't think so. Danes and Swedes don't reduce inflection when trying
to communicate, they mostly replace words. Loss of inflection
('talking baby talk to the foreigner') happens between languages with
widely differing grammatical systems.

> Maybe a certain Torsten Blaotanda?

I'll talk to my dentist about it when I can afford it.


Torsten