Thursday, March 06, 2008
Radio 4’s Book of the Week - LINGUISTICS/use of NOT (meaning ONLY)
....as in ne que…?
Stumbled across the following last night - a description from a female
suitor’s perspective, as far as I could gather:
“...not the most inveterate optimist could have read any more than
languid civility in his response…”
[had to do a double-take to break down this delicious construction -
which analysis would’ve have come oh-so-naturally to (or rather, would
have been so unnecessary for) The Oracle (hereafter, “T.O.”)!]
Posted by Dej on 06 Mar around 12pm
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