LL-L "Grammar" 2012.11.03 (02) [EN]

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From: Mark and Ruth Dreyer mrdreyer at telkomsa.net

Subject: LL-L "Grammar" 2012.11.02 (04) [EN]


Hail All from a lurker... Mark Dreyer.

Subject: LL-L "Grammar"

I had supposed that what is being identified here as 'double modals' was a
fairly ordinary construction: If uncommon, an occasionally necessary usage.

Have I missed something?
Down this end we have a pop song with these lines;
    'Ek sou kon doen met 'n miljoen
    Ek sou my met net ses nulle kon versoen.'
In English;
    'I should could do with a million
    I should could recincile myself with six zeroes...'
Well, indeed.

As Sandy says,

To me they give a definite power of expression and brevity, so I'm not
> giving them up!
>

Mark Dreyer


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