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Subject: Re: [lojban] "General you"?
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You mean in sentences like "if you take the bus, you'll surely be late?".

If that is in the sense that "taking bus will cause being late" I would use
an abstraction.

I can't think of other examples, at the moment.

On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 9:01 AM, Spheniscine (la zipcpi) <
spheniscine@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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"><div><div>You mean in sentences like &quot;if you take the=
 bus, you&#39;ll surely be late?&quot;.<br><br></div>If that is in the sens=
e that &quot;taking bus will cause being late&quot; I would use an abstract=
ion. <br><br></div>I can&#39;t think of other examples, at the moment.<br><=
/div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun =
9, 2015 at 9:01 AM, Spheniscine (la zipcpi) <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:spheniscine@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">spheniscine@gmail.com</=
a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0=
 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">I h=
ave recently become aware of my use of {do} for the &quot;general you&quot;=
 and I don&#39;t think that&#39;s good; it&#39;s a common source of confusi=
on in English. {doi ma}? Perhaps {lo&#39;e prenu} (lo su&#39;a prenu?) is b=
etter, but I wonder if something in KOhA7 might be useful? (maybe one of Cu=
rtis&#39; infamous zmico already means that; but I can&#39;t understand the=
ir descriptions)<div><br></div><div>By the way in English, I think I&#39;ll=
 try to use the word &quot;one&quot; instead of the general-you; it&#39;s a=
 lost art. I can&#39;t tell you* how many times I&#39;ve accidentally insul=
ted people with the &quot;general you&quot;.</div><div><br></div><div>*can&=
#39;t tell one? Well this also happens to apply to anyone who reads this...=
</div></div><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888">

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