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Pastimes : SI Grammar and Spelling Lab
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To: QwikSand who wrote (994)3/31/1998 4:41:00 PM
From: Wizzer  Read Replies (1) of 4711
 
No I wasn't. It has been a long time since I have spoken, read, or written French so I may have made a mistake. I am fairly certain that the last portion of the quote means either everyone has xxxx (sense seemed appropriate). The "a" is a conjugation of the word avoir meaning to have. Had it been "is", like you say, it would have been a conjugation of the word etre (sorry I don't have the ability to but the accent circonflex on). Both portions of the sentence that have "a" speak of having something. That is where I got my interpretation from. "Raison" can mean several things, and so can "Tort" that's why I wanted to know the context of what the author was talking about. Without the context, I am merely giving a different view because it is extremely important and can change what it means. As far as a literal translation, it would be unfair to translate that quote literally. If you have read the book and understand the context in which it was said, please elaborate.

As in the question, "Who are you?" there are many ways of interpreting that in English. It would depend on how I asked it, what I was referring to, etc... The question alone has multiple interpretations and more variations to the answer. The same is true in all language. It depends on the context of the statement or question. I used the example in Arabic in a previous post. Depending on the situation a similar phrase will be uttered, but each has a different meaning depending on the situation. The bottom portion of my post illustrates these examples.https://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=3892704
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