Re: Is it necessary to distinguish inclusiveness in possessive markers?
From: | Joe <joe@...> |
Date: | Sunday, January 25, 2004, 19:35 |
Trebor Jung wrote:
> Merhaba!
>
> So what system should I use - Hawaiianesque (with all those different
> forms of 'we'), Englishesque (with only 'you' - no sg/pl distinction),
> or Indonesianesque (no distinction between sg/pl 3p)? It's SO confusing...
Which feels most right to you? Some people like rediculously ambiguous
langs, some people like rediculously precise ones. Do you prefer a
language to have more flexibility, or more accuracy?
> --Trebor
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