I have nothing of substance to add on the go Xing construction. The thread has been interesting and informative. One small memory. What Joanna is calling a construction is what (if I remember correctly) Bolinger (and perhaps other British linguists) called concatenations. The discussion stirred a memory, lit up a few synapses or something. Not bad, since I often feel like the protagonist of "Memento," forgetting everything I haven't written on my hand. Did I just add a comment to the thread? Max Max Morenberg, Professor Department of English Miami University Oxford, OH 45056 [log in to unmask] To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/