tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Feb 19 01:11:35 1997
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RE: nobHa' (was: tach Such)
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: nobHa' (was: tach Such)
- Date: Tue, 18 Feb 97 22:45:32 UT
jatlh peHruS:
> My concern is over the meaning of {yaHHa'}. I have looked at {yaH} as
> different from {nge'}: To me {yaH} feels like "being lessened,"
I see where you get this, but if something is lessened, then parts of it have
been taken away, right?
> yaH wa'
> ghot loDvam jen law' Hoch jen puS renders as "This man is the
> next-to-tallest."
No, actually it says, "One person is taken away this man is the highest." It
definitely does not say what you suggest. (I'm also rather dubious about the
use of {jen} as "tall." If I'm standing on a chair, I'm higher than you are,
even if you are taller than me.)
> tera'ngan loDvo' cha' DeQ nge'pu' chom renders as "The
> bartender took two credits from the Earth man."
Quite right. But why so sexist? All of your examples are about men! Use
{ghot} or {nuv}! Or just {tera'nganvo'}! :)
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