What's the Singular Form of Cattle? (2010) (motivatedgrammar.wordpress.com) 5 points by larsiusprime 2y ago ↗ HN
[–] k310 2y ago ↗ From the article: caption on a cow picture: "What did you call me?"Call me anything you want but call me for dinner. [–] [deleted] 2y ago ↗ (comment deleted)
[–] 082349872349872 2y ago ↗ Capitalism via *kaput (head) and feudalism via *fehu (cattle) stand in a metonymic relation. PIE speakers have been obsessed with livestock for millennia. [–] gradschoolfail 2y ago ↗ Hmmm no mention of “chattel” often “a chattel”Edit: in comments, but nobody mentions it can be countable
[–] gradschoolfail 2y ago ↗ Hmmm no mention of “chattel” often “a chattel”Edit: in comments, but nobody mentions it can be countable
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[ 0.25 ms ] story [ 19.1 ms ] threadCall me anything you want but call me for dinner.
Edit: in comments, but nobody mentions it can be countable