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Re: 1st person vocative (was: Language universal?)

From:Patrick Dunn <tb0pwd1@...>
Date:Friday, February 9, 2001, 19:41
On Fri, 9 Feb 2001, Elliott Lash wrote:

> I always (well ok, informally) address myself as Elliott when speaking to > people. As an example: > > Elliott really thinks that this was a bit too much about himself, Elliott wants to > go now ...... :)
That is truly an annoying habit. Patrick recommends you disgard it. I always talk to myself, and yes, I sometimes say things like, "well, me, what should I do now? I know, I'll have a cup of tea. Then I'll check my email and play UO. Yes, that sounds like fun." When alone, I do this outloud. When around others, I *try* to subvocalize. Once in a while, however, a conversation with myself *will* burst out in the presence of others, especially if I'm getting excited, which explains why, when I was living in a boarding house, I once said out of the blue in the kitchen, "But Propagandhi are from Canada!" I got some very strange looks. I also once growled, "That's the stupidest thing I ever heard," while walking to class -- traumatizing some passers-by and probably coming pretty close to getting myself beaten. You must be more careful, me. --Pat --------------------------------------------------------------------- Living your life is a task so difficult, it has never been attempted before.