tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Sep 20 09:41:32 1995
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Re: }} 'Smoking', in defense of my sig, and {QaQ}
- From: Alan Anderson <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: }} 'Smoking', in defense of my sig, and {QaQ}
- Date: Wed, 20 Sep 95 08:41:32 EST
[email protected] writes:
> ... I would allow using <tlhIch> as a verb ...
Let's assume you're justified in allowing this. What then would the
verb {tlhIch} mean? The common pattern seems to be that the noun of
one of these dual-role words is somehow a result of the verb.
ghItlhlu'chugh ghItlh tu'lu'. Sovlu'chugh Sov tu'lu'.
tlhuchlu'chugh tlhuch tu'lu'. pIchlu'chugh pIch tu'lu'.
tlhIchlu'chugh tlhIch tu'lu''a'?
I think {tlhIch} as a verb would mean "generate smoke". A damp pile
of burning leaves would do this. An incense stick would do this too.
I think it would imply that the subject is on fire. A cigarette
itself might {tlhIch}, but a person smoking a cigarette would not.
Of course, you AREN'T justified in trying to use {tlhIch} as a verb,
so this argument is pointless.
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