Dnia czwartek, 28 października 2010 o 11:34:09 Lindar napisał(a): > It's not a shortcut, it's just wrong. It means "I'm capable of a > runner." and that's always what it will mean. Of course, but there are things like idioms, which are nonsensical literally, but do have a meaning. I'm not proposing to make it legal, don't worry, although I am slightly encouraged by cimjvo, but my main point is: how do you know what rules of the language will be inferred by a child's brain in the process of becoming a native speaker? I have no idea, I'm a liguistic noob and I don't have a clue what I'm talking about, so I'll stop here, but I sure would like to see that :) P.S.: I too am not thrilled by sumti raising. -- Ecce Jezuch "Life feeds on life feeds on life feeds on life feeds on life... This is necessary." - M. J. Keenan
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