borrowing pronouns

[Miguel Carrasquer Vidal]

"maher, johnpeter" <jpmaher at neiu.edu> wrote:

>"Vuestra Merced" is a folk etymology.

No.

>Miguel Carrasquer Vidal wrote:

>> "maher, johnpeter" <jpmaher at neiu.edu> wrote:

>> >In addition, Castilian has "Vd/Usted" from Arabic "ustaeth" 'teacher;

>> 1. Surely ...

>Whoah! --- The rhetorical emission  "surely" [vel sim : "clearly, certainly
>vel sim] is hot air emitted in the absence of argument, evidence or
>homework.

I'd say absence of homework is rather exemplified by (1) getting
the Arabic word ('usta:dh) wrong, (2) claimimg that Italian <Lei>
is "a calque of sorts" (?) on <'usta:dh>.  Surely.

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Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
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