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
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> <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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