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From: <span class="ep8xu"><span><span style="color: rgb(121, 6, 25);">Elsie Zinsser</span></span></span><span class="hccdpe"> </span><span class="ldacoc"><<a href="mailto:ezinsser@icon.co.za">ezinsser@icon.co.za</a>></span><br>
Subject: <span class="hccdpe">LL-L "Grammar" 2008.09.05 (02) [E]</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;" lang="DE">Hi all, Marcel,</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Yes, you are
quite right. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">aan't is short
for 'aan het' and the construct "besig om te" can replace all the given forms. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">I did mention
that the form is dialectical (streekstaal) and nowadays seldom heard amongst
young ones or in urban areas. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Elsie</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p>
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From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com" target="_blank">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>>
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Subject: Grammar<br>
<br>
Hi, all!<br>
<br>
As some of you may have noticed, it's <i>an 't ...</i> in Low Saxon (too). This
is followed by the infinite of a verb serving as a verbal noun; e.g.,</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 40px;" class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Sey is
an 't schryven.</span></i><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><br>
(<i>Se is an't Schrieven.</i>)<br>
She is busy writing. She is in the middle of writing.<br>
<br>
<i>Dey kinder s</i> <i>ünd an 't spelen.</i><br>
(<i>De Kinner s</i> <i>ünd an't Spelen.</i>)<br>
The children are busy playing.<br>
<br>
<i>Up dey Hoge Straat sünd sey an 't bouen.</i><br>
(<i>Up de Hoge Straat sünd se an't Boon.</i>)<br>
("On High Street they are busy building.")<br>
There's construction going on on High Street.</span></p>
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Alternatively with <i>by tou ...</i>:</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 40px;" class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Sey is
by tou schryven.</span></i><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><br>
(<i>Se is bi to schrieven.</i>)<br>
She is busy writing. She is in the middle of writing.<br>
<br>
<i>Dey kinder s</i> <i>ünd by tou spelen.</i><br>
(<i>De Kinner s</i> <i>ünd bi to spelen.</i>)<br>
The children are busy playing.<br>
<br>
<i>Up dey Hoge Straat sünd sey by tou bouen.</i><br>
(<i>Up de Hoge Straat sünd se bi to boon.</i>)<br>
("On High Street they are busy building.")<br>
There's construction going on on High Street.</span></p>
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Kumpelmenten,<br>
Reinhard/Ron</span></p>
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