tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Apr 27 22:13:31 1998
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Re: QoywI' tojbogh SoQ
- From: WestphalWz <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: QoywI' tojbogh SoQ
- Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 01:13:09 EDT
In a message dated 98-04-25 21:11:35 EDT, SuStel analyzes peHruS' post about
Einstein and his chaffeur:
<< >loghmey law' SoQlIj vIQoypu'. (1)
"Your speech(es) of many spaces"?
<<pe'>>
ghelpu'bogh nuvpu'vaD jangchu' je ghaH. (2)
With aspect here, it *could* be argued that you've got it right, but I see
the aspect as talking about something which happened before the speech.
Asking questions is a dynamic thing, not something which happens in its
entirety and then stops, before the answer comes. Thus, I'd say {ghelbogh
nuvpu'vaD jangchu'}. Better yet, {luyu'bogh nuvpu'vaD jangchu'}. >>
choquvmoH, SuStel. jabbI'IDwIj Dapojpu'mo' qatlho'. qeSlIj vIQoytaHvIS
qechmey pIm vIngach:
(1) Recently I have seen many uses of time words pluralized, even abstracted.
I tried it here, too. {loghmey law'} has nothing to do with "space(s)".
(2) I cannot [now] accept that {yu'} means anything less than "interrogate [a
prisoner, e.g.], question [someone]". Perhaps it was before you joined this
listserv that discussion already determined that it is not appropriate for
"ask [a question]".
peHruS