Frank Antonson
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I guess by richer I mean more able to carry nuances with shorter utterances.
In English, for example, "will" and "shall" mean virtually the same thing -- future tense, but back in Shakespeare's day there was some kind of a difference
"I will be heard -- and shall." from "Much Ado About Nothing"
Or, using my earlier Portuguese example "cheirousa!" is richer than "fragrant applied to a female!"
As far as Old Polish is concerned, consider that in fact people WERE able to use it.
In English, for example, "will" and "shall" mean virtually the same thing -- future tense, but back in Shakespeare's day there was some kind of a difference
"I will be heard -- and shall." from "Much Ado About Nothing"
Or, using my earlier Portuguese example "cheirousa!" is richer than "fragrant applied to a female!"
As far as Old Polish is concerned, consider that in fact people WERE able to use it.