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  • 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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