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Re: [Ltru] To invert or not to invert?



Doug Ewell scripsit:

> >2) For names that consist of three or more pieces, list the uninverted
> >  form as well as all the possible inverted forms.
> 
> Not fine.  Apparently my earlier point about "and Barbuda Creole 
> English, Antigua" was a bit too subtle.  Let's try another example with 
> ALL POSSIBLE inverted forms:

I think you are misreading Martin: by "possible forms" he probably meant
"suitable forms".  Obviously there would be no point in enumerating
all mechanically possible forms, so the intention would be to enumerate
the ones which make sense, and leave the rest unenumerated.

However, I'm not even happy with the assumption that you can invert
any two-word name:  "Bella Coola" (blc) is written as two words, but
it does not mean the Bella variety of Coola!

-- 
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so sly as he is, to come sporting in the pool   cowan at ccil.org
before our very window.  Does he think that     http://www.ccil.org/~cowan
Men sleep without watch all night?

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