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color=#0000ff size=2>Dear Wayne,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>Do you know if there is a "malefactive" in
Cheyenne?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>Ken</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> lexicographylist@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:lexicographylist@yahoogroups.com] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Wayne
Leman<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 21, 2008 4:23 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
lexicographylist@yahoogroups.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Lexicog] meaning and usage
of "on me"<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>FWIW, Kenneth, this usage of "on me" is related to
its usages in sentences like:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My car broke down on me.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>He gave up on me.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"on me" indicates a negative impact upon someone.
It is similar in English to how the Greek dative case can indicate impact of
some action on someone.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wayne Leman</FONT></DIV>
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class=938365212-19102008>Dear All, </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=938365212-19102008>Just a quick query. Have you thought about the phrase
"on me" when preceded by a verb? Someone recently asked me about
the meaning of "on me". He quoted Harry Truman's statement regarding Gen.
Douglas MacArthur's insubordination: "I don't want him to resign <STRONG><U>on
me</U></STRONG>, I want him fired!" What do you think of the phrase "on me"?
Is is a transitivizer? What does it <STRONG><U>mean</U></STRONG>? This is
different than its usual meaning as preposition as in the famous "lean on me".
I think it must mean "without my permission", or "against my will".
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=938365212-19102008>Here are some examples I thought of:
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class=938365212-19102008>Don't leave <STRONG>on
me</STRONG>.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=938365212-19102008>Don't quit <STRONG>on me</STRONG>.
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=938365212-19102008>Don't up and marry <STRONG>on me</STRONG>.
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=938365212-19102008>Don't die <STRONG>on me</STRONG>!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=938365212-19102008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=938365212-19102008>I hope he doesn't...on me. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=938365212-19102008>I'm afraid he might...on me. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=938365212-19102008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=938365212-19102008>Can you think of other examples? (Just a hint, using
Google wasn't very helpful.)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=938365212-19102008>Is there a text corpus where we can specify "any
verb [any tense, any person, any number ]" followed by the phrase "on"
followed by an accusative/dative personal pronoun? How long can a phrasal verb
incorporating "on me" be?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=938365212-19102008>I am fascinated by this question. I hope you are too.
Many thanks in advance, </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=938365212-19102008>Ken</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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