From: Padraic Brown (elemtilas@yahoo.com)
Date: Sun Jun 08 2003 - 22:18:51 EST
En-d-rhesponse ar Christof Grandsire:
> Actually, Narbonósc is kind of in-between: in
> the singular politeness is
> done like in Italian, i.e. using the 3sg
> feminine, but in the plural there
> is no distinction and the 2pl is used both for
> formal and informal address.
Curious!
> Probably through influence of Francien, the 2pl
> for polite 2sg does exist,
> but is usually considered *too* polite. It's
> what you'd use with a king or
> such, but France doesn't have a king anymore,
> so it's considered too much :)) .
Well, you can never be _too_ impolite to a mere
president! ;)))))
I take it that one couldn't address other
aristocratic types with the 2pl?
Padraic.
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Et ters davigaint deck y yaithes 'n el drichlend le Roy Markon;
y cestes d' ils yspoil morès y ddew chaumèz e-z-el tons l' organón.
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