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Re: Intelligible English Translation of plural YOU in KOINE.
- From: "David Stabnow" <dstabno AT lifeway.com>
- To: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
- Subject: Re: Intelligible English Translation of plural YOU in KOINE.
- Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 13:28:51 -0600
>> If you used "y o u" to show plural, what about the fact that word
>> processors would cause the word to be separated and carriaged if at the
end
>> of a line? Something should be invented that would be coherent within
>> itself, for the sake of word processing. As Dave said, maybe YOU (in
caps)
>> like the NWT would word better. Then, would it be suggested that this
be
>> consistently utilized or only in contexts of necesary clarification?
>There's always the good old slang (gutter) English "youse" ;-)
Yes, I've heard that because I used to live in Philly. Since I've moved
down south here I've been introduced to "y'all." It's quite useful, you
know.
Dave Stabnow
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Re: Intelligible English Translation of plural YOU in KOINE.,
Jason Hare, 03/08/2001
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: Intelligible English Translation of plural YOU in KOINE., Stephen C. Carlson, 03/08/2001
- Re: Intelligible English Translation of plural YOU in KOINE., Dave Washburn, 03/08/2001
- Re: Intelligible English Translation of plural YOU in KOINE., David Stabnow, 03/08/2001
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