tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Apr 28 08:21:10 1998
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Re: Verb prepositional concepts
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Verb prepositional concepts
- Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 08:21:39 -0400
From: WestphalWz <[email protected]>
>In a message dated 98-04-25 13:18:02 EDT, Qermaq writes:
>
><< If anyone has a hankering to use <qIm> transitively, may I recommend a
> wonderful verb made especially for you? <buS>! For all your transitive
> concentration needs. >>
>
>There is a major difference in intensity. {buS} means "think only about,
>focus on, concentrate on". {qIm} mean "pay attention". These two words do
>not mean anywhere near the same thing. Therefore, I find it preposterous
that
>both Qermaq and SuStel even suggest that one can replace the other.
If you will more closely examine my most recent messages on this topic, you
will find that I clearly stated that I disagree that {buS} was simply a
transitive version of {qIm}. I thought I made it entirely clear that I saw
a difference in intensity.
In *some* cases, the two will be interchangable. In some cases, they will
not be. Whether or not they are will be dependent on that all-might force
of Context. English language structure is not the way to construct valid
Klingon sentences.
"I pay attention to the man."
Well, if you mean you're visually keeping track of him, use {loD vIbej}. If
you mean you're focusing on him and disregarding everything else, use {loD
vIbuS}. If you mean the man is speaking and you're attending to what he has
to say, use {jatlhlI' loD. jI'IjlI'.} or {jatlhlI' loD. jIqImlI'.} In
such a case you *could* even say {loDvaD jIqIm}, but this is much more
vague.
Please watch whom you are calling preposterous. :)
SuStel
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