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From: jcf@world.std.com (Joseph C Fineman)
Subject: Re: Active-Passive: is there a term?
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Date: Wed, 10 May 1995 18:46:23 GMT
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ac355@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (David Solly) writes:

>	Is there a proper grammicatica term for a verb form that is active
>in from but passive in meaning.  Something akin to the Latin deponent
>which is passive in form but active in meaning.  Thank you all in advance.

You mean like "This table doesn't push easily" for "...is not easily
pushed"?  I think I would just say "intransitive"; but you're right:
it would be nice to have a more precise term.
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