>From: Christopher B Wright <faceloran@...>
>Iyan Makswel nsakwish:
> >Hey, I had an idea for a "politeness" rule in Lyngom-Vampyr and was
>wondering if
> >a similar phenomenon occurs in any natlang.
>
>It happens in Japanese as well as English, I hear. Eurolangs usually do
>this with pronouns (such as Spanish usted from wossname "your mercy",
>such as English "you" rather than "thee, thou"). Spanish also has that
>special word I forget for "I would like".
>
Might that happen to be "quisiera"? :)
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-M. Å.
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