Inclusive, Exclusive, Recusive (fwd)

[Koontz John E]

Posted for RLR.

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Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 20:16:23 -0600
From: "Rankin, Robert L" <rankin at ku.edu>
To: Koontz John E <John.Koontz at Colorado.EDU>
Subject: RE: Inclusive, Exclusive, Recusive

Yeah, this is the "let's" that Paul Hopper (I think it is) writes "lets"
without the apostrophe.  He calls it the "hortative" -- a product of
grammaticalization.  It can be second person, as in John's examples.  It
can be 1st sg. as in "Lets help you get that tire changed."  There are
many contexts in which it cannot be representing "Let us".