Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 00:01:31 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Spheniscine (la zipcpi)" <spheniscine@gmail.com>
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Subject: [lojban] "General you"?
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I have recently become aware of my use of {do} for the "general you" and I 
don't think that's good; it's a common source of confusion in English. {doi 
ma}? Perhaps {lo'e prenu} (lo su'a prenu?) is better, but I wonder if 
something in KOhA7 might be useful? (maybe one of Curtis' infamous zmico 
already means that; but I can't understand their descriptions)

By the way in English, I think I'll try to use the word "one" instead of 
the general-you; it's a lost art. I can't tell you* how many times I've 
accidentally insulted people with the "general you".

*can't tell one? Well this also happens to apply to anyone who reads this...

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<div dir=3D"ltr">I have recently become aware of my use of {do} for the "ge=
neral you" and I don't think that's good; it's a common source of confusion=
 in English. {doi ma}? Perhaps {lo'e prenu} (lo su'a prenu?) is better, but=
 I wonder if something in KOhA7 might be useful? (maybe one of Curtis' infa=
mous zmico already means that; but I can't understand their descriptions)<d=
iv><br></div><div>By the way in English, I think I'll try to use the word "=
one" instead of the general-you; it's a lost art. I can't tell you* how man=
y times I've accidentally insulted people with the "general you".</div><div=
><br></div><div>*can't tell one? Well this also happens to apply to anyone =
who reads this...</div></div>

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