[Ads-l] Gloss re: passive of verbal idiom: walk out on

[Mark Mandel]

Kama'aina (Hawaiian: kamaʻāina, lit "child of the land") is a word
describing Hawaiʻi residents born on Hawai'i regardless of their racial
background, as opposed to "kanaka" which means a person of native Hawaiian
ancestry.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kama%27aina)

Hey, if I had to look it up I'm probably not the only one.

Mark


On Apr 20, 2017 2:05 PM, "Barretts Mail" wrote:

Diamond’s Ice Bar and Grill is located in the north part of Kihei on Maui
and tends to cater to the Kamaʻāina and ex-pats from the mainland.

They have a sign that says:

20% will be added to all tabs walked out on

I’m pretty sure this sort of passive verbal idiom has been discussed here
before. I didn’t see anything in a quick search of the archives but either
way, it’s a data point.

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