Re: Dropping from the root
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, July 19, 2001, 22:19 |
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Mangiat wrote:
> or Japanese, where 2nd person pronouns, according to the few
> I've read about it, are very, very rare.
Actually, there are quite a few 2nd person pronouns in common use,
however, they're mostly confined to addressing equals or inferiors.
When addressing superiors, one generally uses names and/or titles, like
"sensei", "otoosan" (father), or "niichan" (Older brother).
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