Re: The Vocative Plural

[Andrew Smith <hobbit@mail.earthlight.co.nz>]

His majesty is very amused.  But I would think of Brithenig as a
constitutional monarchy - an act of parliament is liable to have as much
approval as any of my own decisions.

- andrew.
(minister of communication to HM King Gereint XIII)

Andrew Smith                                  <hobbit@earthlight.co.nz>
Life is short, so am I...

On Sun, 9 Nov 1997, Padraic Brown wrote:

> On Sun, 9 Nov 1997, Raymond A. Brown wrote:
> 
> > I like those also. But I think you, Padraic & I (and any one else) are more
> > like advisors to a medieval monarch than participants in a modern
> > democracy.  It's Andrew language & we advise & make suggestions; the
> > decision in the end must be his.
> 
> I quite agree; but his majesty has been rather silent recently; and as
> they say 'aca ill cats, a yoche ill rats'!
> 
> > 
> > >Thanks Ray for putting it so clearly.
> > You're welcome.