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Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2016 11:28:40 -0400
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Interestingly, this ambiguity only exists in the second person.  First and
third person pronouns in English change shape in the subject versus object
position, so it wouldn't actually be an issue

On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 11:27 AM, Paul Rapoport <coronacoreanici@gmail.com>
wrote:

> I'd say both. The ambiguity here isn't terribly large.
>
> On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 10:16 AM, Michael Turniansky <
> mturniansky@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>   New signs at the train station: "Stand behind the yellow line.  Trains
>> belong on the tracks ... not you"  Now, is the intended meaning
>> 1) ko  ti'a lo pelxu linji ku sanli .i tu'a lo trene cu mapti lo cpana be
>> lo rengarna e nai do
>> or
>> 2) ko  ti'a lo pelxu linji ku sanli .i tu'a lo trene e nai do cu mapti lo
>> cpana be lo rengarna
>>
>> ?
>>
>>   Both work and could be meant.  2) seems more likely, but you never
>> know...
>>                  --gejyspa
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div><span style=3D"color:rgb(38,50,56);font-size:13px=
;line-height:16px">Interestingly, this ambiguity only exists in the second =
person.=C2=A0 First and third person pronouns in English change shape in th=
e subject versus object position, so it wouldn&#39;t actually be an issue</=
span><br></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quo=
te">On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 11:27 AM, Paul Rapoport <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<=
a href=3D"mailto:coronacoreanici@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">coronacoreani=
ci@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" sty=
le=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div d=
ir=3D"ltr">I&#39;d say both. The ambiguity here isn&#39;t terribly large.<b=
r></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div><div=
 class=3D"h5">On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 10:16 AM, Michael Turniansky <span di=
r=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:mturniansky@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">mt=
urniansky@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd=
ing-left:1ex"><div><div class=3D"h5"><div dir=3D"ltr">=C2=A0 New signs at t=
he train station: &quot;Stand behind the yellow line.=C2=A0 Trains belong o=
n the tracks ... not you&quot; =C2=A0Now, is the intended meaning<div>1) ko=
 =C2=A0ti&#39;a lo pelxu linji ku sanli .i tu&#39;a lo trene cu mapti lo cp=
ana be lo rengarna e nai do=C2=A0</div><div>or</div><div>2) ko =C2=A0ti&#39=
;a lo pelxu linji ku sanli .i tu&#39;a lo trene e nai do cu mapti lo cpana =
be lo rengarna=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>?</div><div><br></div><div>=
=C2=A0 Both work and could be meant. =C2=A02) seems more likely, but you ne=
ver know...</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0--gejyspa</div><span><font color=3D"#888888"><div><br></div></fon=
t></span></div></div></div><span class=3D""><span><font color=3D"#888888">

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