Re: "two be"

Siyo!
Yes, Roger, you got the idea.  Actually, the idea for
distinguishing these words originated from
difficulties in articulating my faith.  I would try to
express that being a Christian is more than just doing
things, but rather taking on a new essence from which
those actions proceed.  So, I find myself saying,
"Being a Christian is not something you do, but
something you be."  I didn't want to say "something
you are," because I wanted to eliminate the idea of
simply taking up the name but not having it influence
your life.

I imagine the idea's making more sense, now that I've
actually slept. c:

Emesohaleka Yawehi (I just realized that I've been
putting this in first person--amesohaleka--and not
second.  D'oh!)
Clint


--- Roger Mills <romilly@...> wrote:
> Clint Jackson Baker wrote:
> >I always feel like there should be a more active
> verb
> >than "to be", but not quite "to do".  What I mean
> is,
> >when you have something which is essential to your
> >being but which is only expressed in action.  I
> often
> >find myself butchering English trying to say things
> >like, "It's not something you do, but something you
> >be."  To say "you are" sounds too passive for my
> >meaning.  So, guess what?  I'll have two "to be"'s
> in
> >my conlang.  Understand that these root words in my
> >language are common and will get a lot of working
> >out--future posts will show my developing grammar a
> >little better.
> >
> >How to use this?  To cover things like the
> difference
> >between:
> >I wait tables (to cover the bills), but I'm
> (really)
> >an actor.  ("regular to be" before, but "active to
> be"
> >after.)
>
>
> Hah! Good. so--
> (active to be?)  "I'm not a doctor, but....
> (regular to be?)    I play (am) one on TV"
>
> Or vice-versa?

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