tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Jan 24 22:24:07 1998
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Re: Nature phenomenon
- From: Qov <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Nature phenomenon
- Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 22:23:15 -0800
At 18:33 98-01-22 -0800, DloraH wrote:
}SIStaH muD
}replace muD with a pronoun. allowed.
}SIStaH 'oH
}drop the unnecessary pronoun; brings us back to...
}SIStaH
}which Qov doesn't like because the [it] in "it's raining" is an English
}idiom (or something like that)
Actually I like all three of those the same amount. I just don't like them
the same amount as I like {SISlu'}. Plus I feel obliged to point out to
people who say {SIS} or {SIS 'oH} without following your logical
progression, that they may not know what the subject is. I don't mind them
deciding that the subject of the rain is the shy or the atmosphere or
whatever. I do mind them blindly translating "it's raining" as {SIS 'oH}.
I think "The atmosphere rains" is awkward, thus it isn't my first guess as
to the subject. It's not wrong. I try to distinguish between my "this is
wrong because it contradicts the rules" and my "I like it better this way"
comments. Ask me for clarification if the difference is ever unclear.
Qov [email protected]
Beginners' Grammarian