>>>>But for some reason, you feel that the 4 words in slavic work better than the 4 words in English?
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>>>No, the example was just another attempt to explain the usage of the word. I presume we can drop the matter, having got nowhere - if someone as openminded as you can't see a possible use for the word, then, well, it won't exist. I'm just glad I don't have to translate anything anymore, because I'd run into this on the next corner.
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>>OK, I've stumbled on an example. ISBN-13:978-0-312-36334-5, page 503:
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>>"Don't be mad," he said.
>>"I'm not mad."
>>"You are."
>>She turned to him, buttoning her shirt. "Don't tell me what I am."
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>>There it is. The usage of "what" to mean "kakav" (quality) instead of identity (šta).
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>Found an even weirder example. Lyrics of the last song on Uriah Heep's album "Demons and wizards" - "The spell":
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>What do you think I am
>Do you think I'm dreaming
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>Now what is the meaning of "what" in this case? Surely it's not a request for identification.

You're looking to rock music for grammatical merit?