tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Feb 18 04:24:16 1994
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Re: "Is this seat taken?"
- From: mark <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: "Is this seat taken?"
- Date: Fri, 18 Feb 94 17:14:52 EST
charghwI'vo':
> Somehow, I missed that the example on TKD page 171 {quSDaq
> ba'lu''a'} "Is this seat taken?" ["Is it that one sits at the
> seat place?"] was exactly this sort of example.
>
> Given this example, ugly as it is, exists, I forfeit my argument
> and apologize for any stress my stubborness may have caused
> anyone.
'sokay, choom, we all overlook things from time to time. I
should know, I do it from time to time to time to time...
But I don't think the example is ugly IN KLINGON. In literal
English translation, yes; if you're still thinking in terms of
passives and transitives verbs, yes; but on its own terms, it's
not ugly at all. Of course, this is all judgement calls, but if
you still think it's ugly I'd like to know why.
- marqem
Mark A. Mandel
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