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I think this is a confusion. For me, "I am a novelist who doesn't write novels" is a flat contradiction, right along with "I am a cook who doesn't prepare food", "I am a painter who's never touched a brush", "I am an illiterate reader", etc. etc.
Consider this interview: A: When did you first become a novelist? B: I never became a novelist. I was born a novelist. Writing novels is in my nature. Simply, I write novels. A: ca ma do binxo lo ckufi'i B: ca no da mi binxo lo ckufi'i i mi jbena jecabo ckufi'i i mi se jinzi le ka finti lo'e cukta i sa'u mi finti lo'e cukta Or consider a cook who has not cooked anything today. Is he a cook today? Of course you can be precise if you want to: ko'a na nau jukpa lo sanmi i ku'i ko'a ja'a jukpa lo'e sanmi It is not the case that at this time there is a meal that he is cooking. But he does cook meals. Just as you don't need to specify that there is a time in which he cooks meals, you should not need to specify that there are some meals such that he cooks them. You can be precise when you have to, but you should not be forced into more precision than what is needed. mu'o mi'e xorxes _________________________________________________________________Unlimited Internet access for only $21.95/month.� Try MSN! http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/2monthsfree.asp