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Word of the day - is this correct?

by Alkanadi, February 11, 2016

Messages: 13

Language: English

johmue (User's profile) February 13, 2016, 9:26:45 AM

Miland:
nornen:This kind of construction is .. standard Esperanto..
If that is so, we might expect to find it in print. Can you give me a few good examples from the tekstaro? Or a reference to one of the Krestomatioj?

I wondered why it made me uneasy till I realised that it could be a naciismo, quite meaningful to someone thinking in national languages (like English) which use such a construction, but not necessarily good Esperanto.
The sentences
  • Ho, Marion, ke mi denove aŭdas vin paroli.
  • Mi hodiaŭ matene vidis danci miajn knabinojn.
  • Ĝi estis tiel bela kaj kantis tiel, kiel ili neniam aŭdis alian birdon kanti.
are quotes from Zamenhof according to PMEG.

tommjames (User's profile) February 13, 2016, 8:11:42 PM

There's also this from the Fundamenta Krestomatio:

Krestomatio:Mi jam tute kutimis vidi vin forkuradi al baloj

Miland (User's profile) February 14, 2016, 9:25:30 AM

Dankon, johmue and tommjames!

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