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'''Persistent Headnouns''' is a |
'''Persistent Headnouns''' is a {{tp|[[nasin]]}} of an unknown origin{{citation needed}}. It makes all proper nouns have [[headnouns]], with a few exceptions. Persistent Headnouns was created to reduce ambiguity when speaking while keeping the majority of proper nouns the same. |
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== Usage == |
== Usage == |
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Any time a proper noun is said, that proper noun |
Any time a proper noun is said, that proper noun should have a relevant headnoun. If the headnoun is not known, {{tp|[[ijo]]}} can be used. Any words that are part of the proper noun must then have capital first letters. If a name has a dedicated {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph, that glyph may be used. |
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===Examples:=== |
===Examples:=== |
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===Names of people=== |
===Names of people=== |
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If a person does not use a headnoun, does not have capitalization in their name, or does not want their name written like this, |
If a person does not use a headnoun, does not have capitalization in their name, or does not want their name written like this, you should not use Persistent Headnouns on their name. If the name is the name of a character or pet, their owner is the person who decides how to write their name. |
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===Requests for names of works=== |
===Requests for names of works=== |
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If someone owns a work and asks you not to refer to it with a |
If someone owns a work and asks you not to refer to it with a Persistent Headnoun, do not. |