Sorry, that was just my sense of humor. I figured if anyone had discussed it from that angle, it would have been you!
On 18 Apr 2013, at 13:38, Arnold Zwicky <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> On Apr 18, 2013, at 3:08 AM, Daniel Ezra Johnson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Yes, you'll find Arnold Zwicky has an excellent discussion of examples he's found of "what the powers that be, are, is..." He calls it the BEAREIS construction.
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> can you give us some information about where this discussion is? i remember it somewhat vaguely, but can't find the source.
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> arnold
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