Re: *san,W- , "judged"? "rite"?, "journey"?

From: tgpedersen
Message: 63621
Date: 2009-03-20

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...> wrote:
>
> At 3:09:30 PM on Thursday, March 19, 2009, Rick McCallister
> wrote:
>
> > --- On Thu, 3/19/09, tgpedersen <tgpedersen@...>
> > wrote:
>
> > . . .
>
> >> I don't think a language would need an impersonal and a
> >> passive both.
>
> > Why not? Spanish has both.
>
> > Se vendiĆ³ el carro. impersonal
> > Ha vendido el carro. passive
>
> Arguments based on what a language does or doesn't 'need'
> are pretty silly anyway.
>
> Brian

And now Brian will present his great idea.


Torsten