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Re: [OT] Grammatic gender
From: |
Kieren MacMillan |
Subject: |
Re: [OT] Grammatic gender |
Date: |
Fri, 17 Nov 2017 07:45:58 -0500 |
Hi all,
> An apostrophe in German is a sign for something left out like "so’n Ding"
> (short for "so ein Ding"), similar to English use in "don’t" (do not).
It's the same in English, naturally.
Even the possessive "Kieren's" is derived from old English "Kierenes" (though
even most native speakers don't know that).
Cheers,
Kieren.
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