[Ads-l] trespass, v., ditransitive
Laurence Horn
laurence.horn at YALE.EDU
Fri Sep 15 19:52:14 UTC 2017
> On Sep 15, 2017, at 2:46 PM, Chris Waigl <chris at LASCRIBE.NET> wrote:
>
> In the building where I work warning posters have appeared at the doors.
> They have a photo of a young man with a grumpy expression and long straight
> blond hair, and text that starts:
>
> Threats against university personnel
> [first name] ['nickname'][last name]
> is trespassed from the entire University of Alaska System
Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass from us?
>
> (It continues giving instructions on where to report in case the individual
> is seen and which buildings university employees have been threatened.)
>
> Chris
>
>
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