Accusive

[Carolyn Quintero]

'Let's you children all wash your hands, and put on your coats, too.'  I
think I have this in Osage somewhere.  

Carolyn

 

 

From: owner-siouan at lists.colorado.edu
[mailto:owner-siouan at lists.colorado.edu] On Behalf Of Rankin, Robert L
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 5:16 PM
To: siouan at lists.colorado.edu
Subject: RE: Inclusive, Exclusive, Recusive

 

Or the "accusive", as in:  "Let's you take out the trash." or "Let's you and
him take out the trash."

 

Bob

 

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From: owner-siouan at lists.colorado.edu on behalf of Alan H. Hartley
Sent: Fri 3/2/2007 5:30 PM
To: siouan at lists.colorado.edu
Subject: Re: Inclusive, Exclusive, Recusive

Koontz John E wrote:

> I have discovered (or, rather, noticed) a third possibility, at least in
> English.  I christen it "recusive."
>
> Recusive  = -me +you ?somebody else
>
> as in
>
> "We need to take out the trash."

My wife and I use the recusive all the time.

Alan


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