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Re: Conlang Website

From:Marcus Smith <smithma@...>
Date:Tuesday, October 17, 2000, 3:33
Nik Tailor wrote:

>Yoon Ha Lee wrote: > > I've always wondered if there were--a format, for lack of a better word. > > I just talk to God, not knowing any better. :-( ("Dear God...") > >Nothing wrong with that. Jesus himself used "Abba", the equivalent of >"daddy". "Hey, dad ..." :-)
"Our father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name..." "Thy" being the familiar pronoun. Familiarity with God is even acceptible in English. Which is good -- I'd much rather go to my "Dad" with problems than some stuffy old guy. :) (No offense intended to anyone out there with different views on the matter.) =============================== Marcus Smith AIM: Anaakoot "When you lose a language, it's like dropping a bomb on a museum." -- Kenneth Hale ===============================