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| location | United Kingdom | |
| age | 59 | |
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The handle isn't randomly-chosen. I still type with two fingers after over 30 years as a solo custom software supplier, and I still mis-hit the keys!
Actually, I've been in (involuntary) retirement for a year or so - giving me too much time on my hands, much of which I spend on Language.se gaining rep I probably don't deserve. But I do have a keen interest in all aspects of English for my own edification, plus I get a buzz out of the way EL&U enables me to actively participate in fostering that same interest in others.
I'm more of a lurker here on "meta-meta", but things might change...
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Feb 28 |
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“ma jolie femme” vs “ma femme jolie” @Aya Reiko: Yes - my question here was prompted by comments on this ELU question, where tchrist said the sequence ma femme jolie effectively placed "stress" on jolie. My first interpretation of what that could possibly mean was that you have more than one, same as you. |
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Feb 27 |
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“ma jolie femme” vs “ma femme jolie” If I understand this aright, you're saying any given adjective has both a standard, conventionally understood meaning, and a standard placement (before or after the noun). If it's placed in the "non-standard" position, you probably won't interpret the adjective in its normal sense. But there's no real way to predict how you will interpret it, unless that particular inversion has occurred sufficiently often that many other speakers have "agreed" on what different interpretation they will understand. |
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Feb 26 |
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“ma jolie femme” vs “ma femme jolie” @Gilles♦: I don't understand. What difference in meaning do you understand between “my ancient teacher” and “my elderly teacher”? Are you saying putting the adjective (atypically) before the noun simply emphasises/amplifies it? If that is the case, wouldn't this mean that the difference between ma jolie femme and ma femme jolie is that the former equates more to my beautiful wife, rather than just my pretty wife? This would imply a generic difference is involved, not just something that has to be seen in a "case-by-case" light. |
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Feb 26 |
awarded | Student |
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Feb 26 |
asked | “ma jolie femme” vs “ma femme jolie” |
