Date: 2008-07-06 09:57 am (UTC)
Your mom is so cute. <3 if she questions your enthusiasm for boybands again, you can mention me & and 27 year-old ass and you will be of a more acceptable fangirling age by comparison. XD

Is the "ie" a form of endearment, indicating a close relationship, or is it actually the subject particle "이"?

It's the former. You'd attach 씨 (or 님 to show ultimate respect) in any other case.

I can't recall if I've ever heard one person call another [insert name]-ie -- usually it's [insert name]-ah/yah ("ah" or "yah" depending on whether the ending letter is a consonant or a vowel, I assume). I could be totally off the mark. Idk.

No, you're right on the mark. :) One wouldn't say 이 when addressing someone directly; in that case -ah/yah is appropriate, as you've mentioned. Oh how I cringe at fanfics that get this wrong. >_<
This account has disabled anonymous posting.
If you don't have an account you can create one now.
No Subject Icon Selected
More info about formatting

Profile

fishpatrol: (Default)
fishpatrol

January 2014

S M T W T F S
    1234
5678910 11
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728293031 

Most Popular Tags

Style Credit

Expand Cut Tags

No cut tags
Page generated Sep. 1st, 2025 12:58 pm
Powered by Dreamwidth Studios