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> Kind of interesting how English forces us to deal with this issue all the time. How do other languages handle it?
by dmoney 16y ago
> Kind of interesting how English forces us to deal with this issue all the time.
How do other languages handle it?
- T_S_ 16y agoI don't know. But I think they force you to deal with other issues. For example, in Hawaiian, the grammar for possessive pronouns forces you to indicate whether an object has a permanent or temporary relationship to the subject. In Japan they have different number systems for different kinds of things. Something like we have for a gaggle of geese, a pride of lions etc.