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Example 20-94
砵地八打
Putee batter.
Putee
put
batter.
batter
Cover it with batter.
Comment:
Here
put
is apparently being used as a paraphrase, avoiding use of an instrumental preposition.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Tong 1862
: VI.43
Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
by
Michelle Li
and
Stephen Matthews
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