Posted by: sahayog April 21, 2008
Prachanda and Gyanendra's meeting
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Maddogg

Exactly, I use the words "hajur", "khaisyo" everyday when I speak to someone who is elder to me. I also know a lot of people in my friend circle who has started using this style of language as a sign of respect. More importantly, I have seen that people who we address these words to, feel happy and cared for. Another point I wanna to make is that... if Nepali language can have "tah", "timi", "tapai" as different forms of addressing people, what's so wrong with "Hajur"

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