--- In [email protected], new.morning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <sparaig@> > > wrote: > > <snip> > > > > > > > Nectar is NOT "sweet > > > > > > poison." In fact, it is worse than normal poison. > > > > > > > > > > Huh?? MMY said ayurveda turns normal poison > > > > > into worse than normal poison? > > > > > > > > Nevermind, I got it. "It" in the last sentence > > > > refers to "sweet poison," not nectar, right? > > > > > > Yeah. An interesting problem with the English language. > > > Does "it" in the second senttence refer to the most recent > > > subject, or to the most recent noun? > > > > I don't know whether there's an actual rule, > > but the problem here is that you have three > > nouns all referring to similar substances, > > and you're attempting to elucidate the > > relationships between them. There aren't > > any clues as to the antecedent of the > > pronoun, as there would be if you were to > > say, for example, "The bee stung the dog. > > It howled and ran away." > > > > I think that's what caused my confusion. > > > I learned pronouns always refer to the LAST reference. Has that changed? >
I recall that being the rule also, but obviously it isn't hard and fast. We should all just speak Classical Latin and be done with it.
