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Former Member
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Good enough, gigs happen at gaffs. Not a festival etc,. a festival may have several gaffs, in which numerous gigs may take place. Several gaffs may be present at a site. I remember well, Great Yarmouth on the East coast of England has a town called Caister. My club used to rent an entire holiday complex at Easter for a few days of fun and games. The complex had several gaffs, and a program of gigs at each. The main gaff was "Neptunes palace" where the top line acts were on, but there were four other gaffs on site for smaller gigs. Hell, I was alive then.
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Yes, you were alive then, and you lived so that you have these memories now
- you could have done nothing and been without memories now, but you did what you did.  I think I'm about to get it, Fossaw. The gig and the gaff. Thank you. I asked Guitarman, too, for good measure. When you have the chance, I should appreciate if you would take a look at my you (singularum) and you (plural) problem, please |
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Fair enough, not fully understood, but if I point at you, I mean you, the person I am pointing at, a specific person, I could also point at you as an example of a group, you may be the only blond haired person in the room and I need an example. Explain your need.
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I have wondered for years but never asked, but now this prompted me.
Would it be easy for you to understand if it is said to me, to people in general, or maybe us 4-6 wordgamers? I find it peculiar that English which is a language with an enormous vocabulary doesn't have two words for 1. singularum 'you' and 2. plural 'you'. You know that in Danish we have 'du' singularum and 'I' plural for second person. Also, I have wondered why you don't have a distinction between paternal and maternal grandparents as Danish 'morfar/mormor' and 'farfar/farmor'. |
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BladeD
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1. singularum 'you' and 2. plural 'you'. You know that in Danish we have 'du' singularum and 'I' plural for second person. Well, there is he/she and they.  |
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Well, there is he/she and they. Sure, but they are 3. person, and it doesn't touch this problem. I'm wondering how I could/should know that the 'you' you used, BladeD, was said to me, to people in general, or maybe us 4-6 wordgamers? |
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BladeD
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Well, there is he/she and they. Sure, but they are 3. person, and it doesn't touch this problem. I'm wondering how I could/should know that the 'you' you used, BladeD, was said to me, to people in general, or maybe us 4-6 wordgamers? If I'm talking to you, how can it be anyone else?   |
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If I'm talking to you, how can it be anyone else? See, that's the problem. You know whom you're talking to. I don't. I'm not inside your head You could be talking to me or to more persons as I have argued earlier - all 4-6 wordgamers (which would be logical) or the entire world .... 'You' covers all of it, doesn't it? |
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BladeD
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I guess I'll have to say...I'm talking to LM!
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I guess I'll have to say...I'm talking to LM!  Yes, that would help I would not be in doubt, and everybody else would know, you didn't talk to them. But since you English-as-your-native-language-speaking people can distinguish between you and you, I assume there is a way in which it can be done. And that's what I search for. Wouldn't you say, BladeD, that in the example we discuss - you addressing me - but could be any number of 2. person there is what I think the court would call 'reasonable doubt'? |
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