I actually fully agree with you on "I shop at Macy's", and with your distinction between "syntax and semantics", namely, between grammar and reality.
Isaac Fried, Boston University On Dec 9, 2012, at 12:48 AM, Dave Washburn wrote: > To be honest, I have no idea what you just said. I am reasonably sure, > though, that it has little in common with what I suggested. > > On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 8:07 PM, Isaac Fried <[email protected]> wrote: >> You are right, the only question is "what does the present tense >> in English" >> mean. It is but an internal problem of grammar not of meaning. >> Throw out the grammar books and the problem will disappear. >> >> Isaac Fried, Boston University >> >> On Dec 8, 2012, at 10:16 PM, Michael Abernathy wrote: >> >> the present tense in English >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> b-hebrew mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew >> > > > > -- > Dave Washburn > > Check out my Internet show: http://www.irvingszoo.com > > Now available: a novel about King Josiah! > _______________________________________________ > b-hebrew mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
