Re: reformed English Grammar, by me.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tristan Alexander McLeay" <anstouh@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 11:50 PM
Subject: Re: reformed English Grammar, by me.


> On Tue, 8 Jan 2002, Joe Hill wrote:
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tristan Alexander McLeay" <anstouh@...>
> > To: <CONLANG@...>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 3:38 PM
> > Subject: Re: reformed English Grammar, by me.
> >
> >
> > > Sounds like a fun idea, but:
> > >
> > > Are theys pronounced like yous'd expect from English inflections?
(What's
> > > a `voative'?)
> >
> > Vocative?  A case which indicate the noun is being adressed.
"fathero"-"O
> > Father"
>
> Of course, guess it must've been. It was in your description of plurals.
>
> > > fA:D@z or fA:D@r@z
> >
> > /fA:D@rEs/
> >
> > > fA:D@m or fA:D@r@m
> >
> > /fA:D@rEm/
>
> I'm afraid they aren't English. I realise this is revised English, but we
> should at least make them look English, shouldn't we?
Well, pronounce it how you like, but I would pronounce ithow I spelt it.

> > > jO: or ju@
> >
> > I'm sorry, which bit are you referring to?
> > > > Genitive: -er "father, your"
>
Well, out of habit, I'd say /jO:/, but /ju@/ would acceptable