Subject: LL-L: "Orthography" [E/S] LOWLANDS-L, 12.JUN.1999 (02)

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From: Ian James Parsley <parsleyij at hotmail.com>
Subject: Orthgography

Sandy,

You are right to mark caution about describing grammars of one language in
terms of another.

My original point, however, was one of consistent change. At school there
used to be a game where if somebody had something to give away he would
simply shout to the class "Quis?" (Latin for "Who?") and the first person to
say "Ego" ("I") got it. Therefore the answer to "Who's there?", "sum",
assumes a nominative subject pronoun form ("ego sum"). This is continued
with modern Spanish "Soy yo" &c., but is lost in even early French, as you
mentioned. But the point is that it was lost (or at least replaced) in
French, as French has its roots in Latin. (English of course does not, which
is why some of its Graeco-Latin-based prescriptive grammatical ideas are a
bit mixed up).

Regards,
Ian.

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From: "John M. Tait" <jmtait at jmt.prestel.co.uk>
Subject: Orthgography

Sandy wrate:
>>
>Oh ay, on the junction atween Hamnavoe an Setter - aa ower the junction! It
>looks like aboot seivin hooses coverin a area hauf the size o Hamnavoe
>itssel - what ane's yours?  :)

Weel, whan ye come ower the brig an up the brae, gin ye turn left insteid o
richt ti Hamnavoe it's the saicont ane ti yer left. (I suppose it winna be
lang or ivery hoose i the kintra is on Microsoft Flight Simulator v.xxx? -
than ye'll can uise thaim for meiths, like the Logan Air pilots dis.)

The word 'mael' means Sandy Beach, frae the Norn. The'r a muckle white
Sandy beach juist ti the Sooth-ish. Fine i the winter, but i the simmer
the'r Hamnavoe fowk on't!

John M. Tait.

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