Re: Thought and Language
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, December 17, 1998, 18:30 |
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Tom Wier wrote:
> PS does anyone _not_ make a you/y'all distinction in their conlangs?
> Just curious.
One conlang I started, and then abandoned, made no distinctions by
number, thus "you" and "y'all" were one word. And Esperanto uses "vi"
for both, as well, even tho it *does* distinguish by number in 1st and
3rd person, and in nouns!
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