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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/11/2021 10:30 AM, mayqel qunen'oS
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<div dir="auto">SuStel:
<div dir="auto">> I don't remember seeing anything that</div>
<div dir="auto">> said joH without the -wI' can't be used in</div>
<div dir="auto">> direct address all by itself</div>
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<div dir="auto">Indeed, there's no rule that says that in direct
address, {joH} should always be used with a possessive suffix.</div>
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<div dir="auto">But I noticed that in the examples posted by
voragh, wherever there's direct address, we have {joHwI'}
instead of just {joH}.</div>
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<div dir="auto">If there's a rule at work here, then it's a
ridiculous one. There are times one doesn't need, nor is it
proper to say {joHwI'}.</div>
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<div dir="auto">I can understand rules which's purpose is to
make understanding clearer. But I'm irritated (and that's an
understatement) from rules with no apparent purpose.</div>
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<p>But there's no such rule. You just haven't seen an example that
does it. That doesn't mean you can't say it.</p>
<p>I think you're looking for a problem where none exists. If you
want to say <b>joH</b> in direct address, go ahead.<br>
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