Re: another ?

In a message dated 9/30/00 10:37:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
zebuleon@PEOPLEPC.COM writes:
(heres the stupid part) should it actually be the number 1.  They do use
things like they and we though so where would this fit in.

it's not stupid at all; a lot of people don't even stop to think that that's
English-based (like making a conlang where "c" exists without a sound that
"s" and "k" don't cover with no conculture reason). categorically using "1"
is kinda english-centric.... you might make up an entirely seperate word for
this use, or even use the word "person" or a construction like "this person",
or use "one" if you think that's how the conculture sees it.... and consider
how you're going to create the plural when you do this, if you have no
"we/they", and things like how to discuss who is going to a party (am I? are
you? is he? is she? how do you talk about that?).


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