Re: How to "be going"?

From: Paul Blay (ranma_at_saotome.demon.co.uk)
Date: 01/13/05 

Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 13:07:18 -0000

"chance" wrote ...
> "Marc Adler" <marc.adler@gmail.com> wrote
>> I remember my confusion when I first heard $B2H$K5"$C$F$$$J$$(B as meaning
>> not "he's not at home," but "he's at home."
>
> '$B2H$K5"$C$F$$$J$$(B' can be 'he has not yet returned home'
> but can't be 'he has already returned home',
> can it be?

$B7<;R$A$c$s!"$$$k!)(B
Keiko here?

$B2H$K5"$C$F!"$$$J$$!#(B
She's not here, (she's) gone home.

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