Re: Proposing in Esperanto

You might want to redirect this question to the 102_Esperanto list (at
yahoo! Groups).  They love questions like this one. :)

Or, I can forward it for you, and then forward the reply back if you
don't want to deal with another list. :)



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Josh Brandt-Young [mailto:vionau@MAC.COM]
> Sent: Friday, 2002 September 20 22:30
> To: CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU
> Subject: [CONLANG] Proposing in Esperanto
>
>
> To the E-o speakers on the list:
>
> Is there some kind of official formula for "popping the
> question" in Esperanto? I've been rereading Jordan's "Being
> Colloquial..." book, and it occurs to me that I haven't seen
> something equating to the volition involved in "Will you
> marry me?" It seems that the future tense would be too
> remote, whereas using "cxu vi volas..." lacks a certain elegance.
>
> Not that my girlfriend would *understand* if I said anything
> to her in Esperanto besides "Kio estas tio?", but nevertheless...:)
>
>
> Thanks,
>    Josh
>
> ----------
> Josh Brandt-Young <vionau@...>
> "After the tempest I behold, once more, the weasel."
> (Mispronunciation of Ancient Greek)
>