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==Old Vernacular Talsmic== | ==Old Vernacular Talsmic== | ||
Old Vernacular Talsmic dialects are largely similar to Noble Themsaran, but there are grammatical, lexical and stylistic differences: | Old Vernacular Talsmic dialects are largely similar to Noble Themsaran, but there are grammatical, lexical and stylistic differences: | ||
*The perfect | *The preterite perfect tense predominate in use as th general preterite; the synthetic preterite falls into disuse. | ||
*The possessum state of adjectives is lost, being replaced by the definite state. | *The possessum state of adjectives is lost, being replaced by the definite state. | ||
*The dual is often not used, except for emphasis or stylistic reasons. | *The dual is often not used, except for emphasis or stylistic reasons. | ||