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Personal Pronouns

The Japanese language has developed personal pronouns into something akin to extreme status etiquette.
In Japanese, 'I' can be roughly translated into 'The wretchedness here present.' 'You' becomes, 'The miracle that is here.'

WOL discussions would benefit from such a linguistic makeover. Please state (submit?) your ideas for new personal pronouns and let's usher in a new wave of poet-on-poet diplomacy.

But let's not go completely geisha.
Wed, 6 May 2009 10:40 am
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Who exactly are the miracle that is here talking to?
Wed, 6 May 2009 06:17 pm
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<Deleted User> (7790)

That's just the problem, isn't it? When I was you I was the miracle at the end of your regard, but currently I am the wretchedness and bear the brunt of disregard -- but when you read this I am reconstituted as the marvel of the previous address and you are the snivelling underdog.

Makes one think, don't it?
Wed, 6 May 2009 07:38 pm
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No
Wed, 6 May 2009 09:30 pm
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Oi! Keep it friendly!
No wretchedness here, I assure you.
Wed, 6 May 2009 10:50 pm
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<Deleted User> (7790)

Malpoet, if you were not thinking when you replied then your reply is invalidated. If you were thinking when you replied, your reply is a lie and therefore invalidated. Null and void either way. Please try again.

DG or Sun at its Zenith Bono Fide Grand Elvisor & Janis Joplin Look Alike Filling Space with Such Panache, Malpoet isn't playing nicely or otherwise; it was an automated response (see Descartes for further details).
Thu, 7 May 2009 12:47 pm
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<Oi! Keep it friendly!>

Or else?
Sat, 9 May 2009 11:21 am
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The wretchedness here present is of the opinion that the miracle that is (there?) has some justification for the miracle’s suggestion that WOL discussions would, indeed, benefit from a linguistic makeover.

Or, why can’t we all just be nice?

How about replacing “I” with “one”?
You with “thou”, prithee?
Sat, 9 May 2009 11:32 am
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yes , i when i say i , i of course mean she that does not walk in shoes , have noticed a certain aggressiveness that only ever arises from behind a keyboard and screen , face to face folks are never so impolite, unless they are inviting a punch on the nose :)
Sat, 9 May 2009 11:36 am
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One's nose is undamaged.
Sat, 9 May 2009 01:49 pm
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'Niceness' can be a very thin soup of cabbage and water, sufficiently nourishing to encourage one to stay alive, but not very stimulating to an adventurous palate. Verbal sparring should be acceptable if the points made are not expressed in a mean spirit, and if the parties involved are at a similar level of understanding.

The Japanese ''I' and 'You' interpretation is very intriguing, hooked into the Oriental philosophy that true happiness lies in humility. I think the original question has a lot of scope for in-depth discussion. I don't know whether the statement was meant to be funny or serious. And to me it doesn't matter; the sharing of it was insightful.
Sun, 31 May 2009 08:48 pm
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<Deleted User> (6510)

That is far too intellectual. We won't have time to write any poetry.
Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:05 pm
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si an arra!
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:35 am
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