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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 tenses predominate as general past tenses; the synthetic forms fall into disuse.
*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.