Re: Trans: 'I love you'

In a message dated 4/18/01 6:43:10 PM, tb0pwd1@CORN.CSO.NIU.EDU writes:

<< Yup.  The "mer" sound seems absolutely perfectly iconic, to me, for love.
It sounds cozy and warm. >>

    I've always believed that the word for "love" should never have a nasal
in it.  It's dishonest, as if you're masking the real sound, giving an
impression of what it should be, closing off part of your jet stream.  Also,
I don't like approximants or stops in the word for "love".  That's probably
why I like the English version best of the natural languages I've heard.  In
my languages, love will usually be composed of some of the following
consonants: [l], [Z], [z], [v], [B] (not bilabial trill), [D], [T], [S] or
(sometimes) [s].  Of vowels, always [e], [E], [i], [u] or [y].  (Of course,
if any of you have fantastic memories and remember what "I love you"
translated into in my language Dangelis, then you'll see I broke a couple of
these rules.  I wanted it to have two approximants as to flow with the rest.)

-David

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