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Imagine having a language with no issues cobbling together significant portions of vocabulary from at least 8 different languages, and then ending up with the s
by sheiyei 1y ago
Imagine having a language with no issues cobbling together significant portions of vocabulary from at least 8 different languages, and then ending up with the same pronoun for plural and singular, in both the 2nd and 3rd persons...
- Ekaros 1y agoMight as well go full way and adopt also we for both singular and plural.
- olddustytrail 1y agoOr imagine dropping "thou" and using "you" for both singular and plural. Crazy!
- Waterluvian 1y agoOutrageous! How dare things keep evolving after I’m done evolving?
- readthenotes1 1y agoIt's why we have y'all
- olddustytrail 1y agoIn my area it's "youse".
- em-bee 1y agothe pluralis majestatis is really a missed opportunity.