Re: English allative (was:Re: -s adverbs, bodoer Homo Sapiens (was: watered down fiery spirits)

Quoting michael poxon <m.poxon@...>:

> If it's the Congo, sounds like 'Heart of Darkness'. Mistah Kurtz - he
> dead...
I'm pretty certain it was an excerpt from a letter written when Conrad himself
was travelling Congoward.

                                                           Andreas

> Mike
> > However, the other day I saw a text by Joseph Conrad, in which he used the
> > form "Congoward", obviously meaning "towards the Congo". This can't be
> seen as
> > much else than an allative, can it?
> >
> > (As usual, I cannot give the reference - standard apologies regarding
> books
> > being in Sweden and my internet access here restricted.)
> >
> >                                                          Andreas
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