[95823] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: [Tlhingan-hol] whatculture's "10 Things You Must Know When
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robyn Stewart)
Thu Feb 28 14:15:08 2013
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:14:22 -0800
To: tlhingan-hol@stodi.digitalkingdom.org
From: Robyn Stewart <robyn@flyingstart.ca>
In-Reply-To: <512FAA81.2000107@trimboli.name>
Errors-To: tlhingan-hol-bounces@stodi.digitalkingdom.org
I understand your objection, and I too discourage the use of -neS as
"please" or routine politeness. I'm using it here because it's
formally marked language which places the person in a pedestal above
you, as you beseech them for the honour of their hand in
marriage. Another place I've heard it used and liked it was
<bIpawneS> as a gracious welcome. I wasn't my host's superior
officer, but it was a gesture of honour to a guest that I thought worked well.
- Qov
At 11:05 '?????' 2/28/2013, David Trimboli wrote:
>On 2/28/2013 1:50 PM, Robyn Stewart wrote:
>>Nice detective work. I'm going with HInayneS/HISawneS on my twitter feed.
>
>I wouldn't use {-neS}: it doesn't just mean "polite," it means
>"polite to a superior." Unless you're proposing to your captain...
>
>--
>SuStel
>http://www.trimboli.name/
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