tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Aug 07 15:52:40 1995
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Re[6]: }}} Dialects (was:...
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- Date: Mon, 07 Aug 95 14:52:40 EST
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On Mon, 7 Aug 1995 Mark E. Shoulson wrote:
>FWIW, the Hamlet translation calls the King "ta'" and the Queen "ta'be'". Yes,
>we know it sounds like "didn't accomplish." Life's rough.
"ta'be'" doesn't just sound like "didn't accomplish", it is it. Those of us
just starting would see a verb & suffix and translate as such. Also, to me,
"emperor female" sounds strange.
I still don't see what is wrong with putting <be'> first. After a quick glance
through TKD there are 3 female nouns that start with <be'> and only 1 that ends
with it. (1 with a noun, 1 with a verb, & 1 unknown.) There are 2 other nouns
that end in <be'>. <lo'laHbe'> when it's a verb suffix. And <rewbe'> (citizen)
were it seems to be part of the word. Having <be'> at the front of the word
seems so easy.
Call me a stubborn <be'targh> but I'm going to keep putting it in front.
{{:-) >
>~mark
r'Hul