tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post2005839226179468475..comments2024-03-28T21:56:51.675-04:00Comments on Face to Face: Did pre-modern people think more imaginitively? Some linguistic evidenceagnostichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-49545588452629032902010-08-22T11:04:55.512-04:002010-08-22T11:04:55.512-04:00I've noticed a similar trend with music. Alth...I've noticed a similar trend with music. Although I haven't made a deep research about it, it seems to me that somewhere in time people started worring more about playing the "right" notes (acording to the key they were playing) than just playing what sounds good. It wouldn't surprise me if it happened during the 18th century, too.Andrenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-29609421453474534712010-08-06T21:19:54.198-04:002010-08-06T21:19:54.198-04:00In Attic Greek, a plural neuter noun always has a ...In Attic Greek, a plural neuter noun always has a singular verb. It's roughly analogous to, "The trees grows there" in English (since only English singular third person verbs inflect with -s, and the other persons don't).Sidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-46200632674287600332010-08-06T12:36:49.502-04:002010-08-06T12:36:49.502-04:00Ok. You knew this was coming: "my cat are sch...Ok. You knew this was coming: "my cat are schizophrenic." Nonetheless, an interesting article.<br /><br />Are you old enough to remember William Safire and his NYT Magazine language column? He is the one who waged war on the word "irregardless."dienwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16878081733638742366noreply@blogger.com