tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Jun 30 15:34:16 1996
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Re: oops
- From: [email protected] (Alan Anderson)
- Subject: Re: oops
- Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1996 17:38:10 -0500
>I was relying entirely on a computer tlhIngan Hol anylizer which did not
>indicate that "maH" was a suffix
This helps to point out the danger of relying on computerized assistance
before one first understands the grammar. I myself routinely use a program
to look up individual translations of root words, and sometimes to double-
check my suffix order before posting, but I didn't have it while I was
learning the grammar. Automated translators can't do the entire job yet
[I almost hope they never can -- I want to feel special :-)], but they can
perform well enough to be a crutch that can get in the way of truly learning
the language.
If I find myself needing to use a computer in casual conversation at qep'a'
wejDIch, I will be very embarrassed.
-- ghunchu'wI' batlh Suvchugh vaj batlh SovchoH vaj