> From: R&S HUI > The pattern is that the monadic case of gerund op > uses the monadic meaning of op while the dyadic case > uses the dyadic meaning. > > In the case of gerund} , the dyadic case IS allowed, > but it is invoked via x gerund}y .
I also find gerund case for amend (and u^:) adverb confusing and counterintuitive. What would be enlightening and intuitive if 3 term gerund applied adverb dyadically (since there are 3 things to apply to) and 2 term gerund applied adverb monadically. The verbs in gerund, in turn, would be applied monadically or diadicaly depending on the valence of entire gerund-adverb phrase. This applies to both } and u^: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
