Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Conjugating the non-verb consense

[Sharon Villines (sharonvillines]

> What's wrong with using the verb that already exists --- consent?
> 
> I consent we consent
> you consent you consent
> (s)he consents they consent
> 
> The only real problem it has is that it is intransitive, so you can't say "I
> consent that" and you have to use the marginally more awkward construction of
> "I consent to that."

I do like this one because it also reminds people of the basis of consensus,
"we have reached general consent", not really that we agree, but that we
agree to agree in this instance, it seems this is the best course at this
time.


Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org


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