tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Nov 24 12:36:39 1993
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Re: Nicks Question
- From: Will Martin <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Nicks Question
- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 93 13:52:53 EST
On Nov 24, 11:28am, [email protected] wrote:
> Subject: Re: Nicks Question
>
> Nick Nicholas requested a "irrealis/subjunctive/hypothetcal mood"
> to dissambiguate :
> veQDuj jIH HoD 'e' vImaS either "I'd rather be a captian of a garbage
scow"
> or "I am the captain of a garbage scow. That's what I prefer"
> My suggestiojn, that *SEEMS* to work in this case an *MAYBE* in all cases,
> is to put at the front of the phrase:
> vI(jI)wuqnISqu'chugh vaj... Translation "If I REALLY need to decide
> then..."
> I think this carries the needed sarcasm that the phrase intends. If
this
> does NOT work in every case please submit a phrase as an example so I can
> better understand whats needed to fulfill Nicks request.
> David Barron [email protected]
>
> -- End of excerpt from [email protected]
I would have said something like >I become captain of a garbage scow< vIneH
law' >I do what you suggest< vIneH puS. [Pardon the English, but I'm manning
a hot line and can't take the time to work with TKD.]
-- chargwI'