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　ちなみに、オブジェクト指向の話とは関係ないが、言語学者の金田一春彦氏によると、目上の人に塩をとって欲しい場合の、最も丁寧な言い方は、「すみません、それはお塩でしょうか？」だそうである（『日本語を反省して見ませんか』角川書店）。それを読んだときに、まさに「言語は文化である」と感動した。　
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Life is beautiful: 日本語とオブジェクト指向 (via hepton-rk)

「そちらのお塩を取っていただけませんでしょうか？」だと、

いくら丁寧に言ったところで命令していることになってしまうわけか。

その点 「すみません、それはお塩でしょうか？」なら、

文章自体はアクマで“尋ねているだけ”だもんなぁ。

なるほどなぁ。

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