Date: Wed, 12 Oct 1994 02:01:37 CDT

From: "Donald M. Lance" ENGDL[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MIZZOU1.BITNET

Subject: Re: -"had" Constructions



My use of "dative of interest" reflected a conversation a colleague and I

had of "I had my pants fall down on me" back in 1968-69. He suggested the

term as one that might include not only the "malefactives" as Dennis Preston

called them but others that I can't now recall.

DMLance