> Daniel wrote:
>
> > Andrew Chaney wrote:
> >
> > > I have finally gotten around to uploading the latest
> > > version of Ihro to my website.
> > >
> > >
http://home.earthlink.net/~gllaurents/ihro.html
> >
> > I'm a bit curious about your 2p inanimate pronouns.
> >
> > Nominative Object-possessive
> > Singular twi te
> > Plural na nu
> >
> > When do you use them? I can't come up with any
> > situations where I would need to address something
> > inanimate with "you".
>
> <joke>
> Insults? Curses? : )
> </joke>
>
> Mmm, I must confess I really I like this idea... but as Daniel pointed out,
> I wouldn't use such wellsounding words as 'na' and 'nu' for so exceptional
> occasions. And if you really want'em for curses, than make them as ugly as
> you can : )
<laugh> I have "inanimate" *3rd* person pronouns that are used
insultingly for people. Perhaps "na" and "nu" could be switched with
something else that sounds less pleasant, as is suggested? It's a nice
idea, poetic too. (The inanimate 2nd person appeals to me especially
since I'm dealing with a conscript that embodies somewhat animistic
ideas, though that's completely irrelevant to the discussion here. <G>)
YHL