Formal Speech
kelle poolt LyzTyphone, 31. august 2009
Postitused: 5
Keel: English
LyzTyphone (Näita profiili) 31. august 2009 3:12.41
Does there exist a style of speech more formal than what a common Esperantist will use in everyday life?
I though at first that Zam's speeches or those on formal documents might meet the criterion, but I couldn't really distinguish them from our common speech. Maybe because our fellow E-ists have been imitating their classical style ever since the beginning of Esperanto...
Does that mean I will have to resort to the Pra for something equivalent to a formal style in, say, Japanese? Ve...
Miland (Näita profiili) 31. august 2009 9:14.18
LyzTyphone:Does there exist a style of speech more formal than what a common Esperantist will use in everyday life?I believe the answer is 'No'. That is, there are not two Esperantos for expressing the same meaning, one for everyday use and one for formal occasions. Esperantists might use swear words or slang to express emotions, but they are no more good Esperanto than unrefined speech in other languages.
Rogir (Näita profiili) 31. august 2009 9:53.45
LyzTyphone (Näita profiili) 31. august 2009 16:16.47
But I think it is a good point to consider adherence to Fundamento a measure of formality.
Thank you both!
Miland (Näita profiili) 31. august 2009 16:33.54
LyzTyphone:Ok, so to sum it up, Esperanto has two styles, Common and Colloquial, right?I would say that there is only one grammatically correct Esperanto. It's just that in writing something important you should be extra careful to avoid mistakes!