Consider, again, the imperative. In a highly hierarchical society, lower classes would very seldom give commands to higher classes. It would be economical to use the same markers though - so, for instance,
direct imperative mood:
high → low: imperative
low → high: asking for permission to do something
reverse imperative mood:
high → low: granting permission to do something
low → high: imperative
One point I am trying to convey here, in part, is that asymmetrical inverse systems might be pretty cool.
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