Re: THEORY: third-person imperatives

>Steg Belsky scripsit:
>
>> I can't think of any situation where a true third-person imperative would
>> be needed that couldn't be redefined (or better defined?) as a
>> second-person imperative affecting a third person.
>Consider JFK's inaugural address:  "Let the word go forth from this
>time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed
>to a new generation of Americans [...]".  How would you transform
>this into a natural 2nd-person imperative?

Simple. Stick 'you must' on the front.

In demuan, this would be translated with the -joi suffix instead of teh -x
imperative suffix.

OBbtw: is there a good name for the -joi suffix? It introduces toasts, 'lets
verb' actions, and 'I hope that ...' clauses.

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