Re: German 'duzen' and 'siezen' - etymology ?
| From: | Carsten Becker <carbeck@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, October 22, 2006, 18:18 |
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On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 17:54:06 +0200, Benct Philip Jonsson
<bpjonsson@...> wrote:
>Carsten Becker skrev:
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>> I had a classmate who did that just to tease me. It was
>> annoying and it was meant so I think. It had nothing to do
>> with implying a non-existant intimacy.
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>Clearly in such a context, and in a certain tone of voice,
>it has that effect. Especially if all involved are young and
>male, to be sure.
Exactly.
>Anyway I should perhaps be observant on how my son reacts
>when I call him by name.
I don't care being called by name by peole I know, as long as they don't
replace every "du" with my name (see above).
>> "Miranayam kepauarà naranoaris." (Kalvin nay Hobbes)
>> Venena, Sirpang 3, 2316 ya 09:01:00 pd
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>"Verbing weirds language?"
Hmmm, how did you know? ;-)
C.