tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569985457770997949.post1088174777849181922..comments2024-02-19T12:11:32.695+01:00Comments on Language Evolution: A Strange Couple: One and OncePiotr Gąsiorowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06339278493073512102noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569985457770997949.post-52485203357604560002013-03-17T13:31:19.806+01:002013-03-17T13:31:19.806+01:00“He works nights” (sometimes reformulated as “of a...“He works nights” (sometimes reformulated as “of a night”).<br /><br />Also:<br />-Hardy: What did he die of?<br />-Laurel: I think he died of a Tuesday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569985457770997949.post-44846709174351214192013-03-16T03:49:13.418+01:002013-03-16T03:49:13.418+01:00The minor but productive sentence type the ... the...The minor but productive sentence type <i>the ... the</i>, as in <i>The more I read this blog, the more I enjoy writing comments on it</i>, shows no special morphology, but the articles are descendants of the OE instrumental.John Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452247999156925669noreply@blogger.com