From noras@cox.net Mon Dec 01 16:32:30 2003 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Mon, 01 Dec 2003 16:32:30 -0800 (PST) Received: from lakemtao03.cox.net ([68.1.17.242]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.22) id 1AQySn-00022q-27 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Mon, 01 Dec 2003 16:32:25 -0800 Received: from nora.cox.net ([68.228.12.146]) by lakemtao03.cox.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.05 201-253-122-130-105-20030824) with ESMTP id <20031202003147.KKRU2192.lakemtao03.cox.net@nora.cox.net> for ; Mon, 1 Dec 2003 19:31:47 -0500 Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.0.20031201192840.00ab1300@pop.east.cox.net> X-Sender: noras@pop.east.cox.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 19:31:23 -0500 To: lojban-list@lojban.org From: Nora LeChevalier Subject: [lojban] Re: Sir (was: "Tintin - L'Ile Noire" in Lojban) In-Reply-To: <58732EBE-22BE-11D8-BC61-003065E00134@desquilbet.org> References: <20031119231250.4866.qmail@web41902.mail.yahoo.com> <20031119231250.4866.qmail@web41902.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-archive-position: 6838 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: noras@cox.net Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list At 11:49 PM 11/29/03 +0100, Jerome wrote: >>>6. >>>le barpre: ti vanci sanmi doi do'u >> >>What's a good vocative for "Sir"? {doi prenu}? {doi nobli}? {doi do io}? >>{doi do ga'inai}? Is {doi do'u} better than {doi do}? > >I think using {.io} is a very good idea. What about {doi.iodo}? I prefer {ga'inai}. I like to leave {io} for when respect is actually felt, not just for when society demands an honorific. The {ga'i}s are meant for social differences and rankings. -- mi'e noras noras@cox.net Nora LeChevalier