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Re: Saying "Thank you."

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Monday, August 20, 2001, 3:35
Sally Caves scripsit:
> Hello fellow language cobblers. > > I want to send an email expressing thanks > to Brenda Tremblay at WXXI for setting up > that NPR interview with me, and I'd like your > permission to forward her some of the most > interesting remarks you posted.
Fine with me, assuming I made any interesting remarks.
> How do you say "thank you" in your conlangs?
Lojban "ki'e" = "Thank you." Lojban "ki'e doi brendas" = "Thanks, Brenda".
> How do you analyze it grammatically,
Not analyzable, but can be followed by a vocative marker (doi) and a name; names must end in consonants.
> and how do you pronounce it?
['kihE doi 'brEndas] -- John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan@ccil.org Please leave your values | Check your assumptions. In fact, at the front desk. | check your assumptions at the door. --sign in Paris hotel | --Miles Vorkosigan