tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Apr 16 18:19:00 1998
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Re: KLBC: "bicycle pump"
- From: Qov <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: KLBC: "bicycle pump"
- Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 18:16:16 -0700
At 14:03 98-04-16 -0700, SuStel wrote:
}From: William H. Martin <[email protected]>
}
}>> not De' lI' Danobmo' jIQeHchoH, Voragh. QaQ qechmeyvam. {buy'}
}vIqelbe'pu'.
}>
}>I was startled when I read this, then I realized that I likely
}>would have written it as:
}>
}>pIj De' lI' DanobtaHmo' not jIQeHchoH, Voragh.
}>
}>What you wrote was not technically wrong since the adverbial
}>for the main verb definitely can preceed the {-mo'} clause, but
}>it reads as if the adverbial was attached TO the {-mo'} clause,
}>which in this particular sentence gives the exact opposite
}>meaning than that I suspect you intended.
}
}Actually, given Qov's personality, I thought she meant it as she worded it.
}"Y'know, Voragh, just once I'd like to see you say something useless!!!!!!
}But you never do, do you?"
}That kind of sentiment. But Qov has agreed with you, so I guess that wasn't
}it . . .
lI'be' De' ghaqchugh Voragh lI' De'vetlh'e'. De' lI'be' ghaqlaH'a' Voragh?
DaH wISovbe'. chaq {'e'} lo'Ha'chugh Voragh jIQeHchoH. tugh {'e'}
lo'Ha'bogh taghwI' chun'e' vIghIj. tlhejchuq'a' Qaghmey rap? mujevlaw'.
Qov [email protected]
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