Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Dave Washburn" <dwashbur AT nyx.net>]

A few dozen grammarians just jumped out their windows :-)

> 
> I think you might have to accept an answer like "because it does", or 
> at least "the answer is lost in the mists of time". People can 
> speculate of course, but it is just not possible to explain why real 
> human languages have certain odd features like this one.
> 
> Peter Kirk
> 
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> Subject: Re: WP
> Author:  lmartin AT vol.com at internet
> Date:    23/01/1999 00:28
> 
> <snip>
> the suffix conjugation has different functions with and without the 
> conjunction, and I am asking for someone to explain why.
> 
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Dave Washburn
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