Re: More on the Hermetic Language

 --- H. S. Teoh skrzypszy:

> Basically, in Ebisedi culture, it is very rude to use the incorrect gender
> in pronouns. There are convoluted, pedantic rules for determining which
> gender should be used: if the person being referred to is known to be male
> or female, the masculine or feminine MUST be used. However, if one is
> unsure, one MUST use the epicene instead.
Well, that raises a couple of questions:
- Do the Ebisedi have names?
- If so, do these names contain information about gender?
- Is there a difference between a male voice and a female voice?
- Similarly, do male Ebisedi look different from female Ebisedi?

> It is dangerous to guess when you don't know, because if you guessed wrong,
> you're a social outcast.
How does that work?

Jan

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