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Re: {-be'} and {be'}

Scott Willis ([email protected]) [KLI Member] [Hol po'wI']

DloraH:
> I'm sure you've already mentioned the genderless prefixes and pronouns.

Of course...

> Males and females ARE different, and there's
> nothing anybody can do about it.

> This made me think of another idea, which is that the female is the
> opposite of male, and the suffix effectively provides an opposite of the
> norm.

> The association she's making is the wrong one. Not that women are
negative, but rather that
> women have the power of negation. Or more simply, they're the ones who get
to say "no."

> Even tho -be' is for negation, it is not "bad".  Qochbe' means "agree".

Excellent points, every one of 'em! Thank you DloraH, Lawrence, and ...Paul.

Now if you'll excuse me, I've an email to write...}}: )

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "...Paul" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 1:27 PM
Subject: RE: {-be'} and {be'}


> On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, Lawrence Schoen wrote:
> > The association she's making is the wrong one. Not that women are
> > negative, but rather that women have the power of negation. Or more
> > simply, they're the ones who get to say "no."
>
> This made me think of another idea, which is that the female is the
> opposite of male, and the suffix effectively provides an opposite of the
> norm.  Not that either is any lesser; they mirror the concept of yin and
> yang.
>
> ...Paul
>
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