Re: Writing Systems and Biscriptal Children

On Sat, 4 Dec 1999, Andrew caused the following pattern of electrons
to be impressed on the retina:

>Am 12/02 10:46  Padraic Brown yscrifef:
>
>> Cool! One more tidbit...  I assume this works for all similar words:
>> salwadur, prefder, etc? But how about words like priwad and
>> proffessiwnal?  I'm sure female spouses and professional women would
>> be in lla.
>>
>Salwadres would be a suitable word to describe the woman who had just
>saved you, yes.  Prefder comes from a different origin.  A female
>prefder would certainly raise eyebrows in Cambria.
Well, with all those people exploring other forms of spirituality and
such; you have to expect a few.  Lla brefder or lla brefdres, by
analogy?

Padraic.

> Ill priwad and lla
>briwad are complementary for husband and wife.  Proffessiwnal is an
>adjective and creating a female gendered substantive is perfectly
>acceptable.
>
>- andrew.
>--
>Andrew Smith, Intheologus                       hobbit@earthlight.co.nz
>
>                      "Piskie, Piskie, say Amen
>                   Doon on your knees and up agen."
>
>                    "Presbie, Presbie, dinna bend;
>                   Sit ye doon on mon's chief end."
>                               - Attributions unknown.
>