tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jul 14 13:25:49 1998
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Re: Question from a newbie
- From: Robyn Stewart <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Question from a newbie
- Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 11:08:18 -0700 (PDT)
---Quvar muHwI' wrote:
>
> ghItlh Qov:
>
> >Ob Hol:
> what Hol?
Obligatory. An old usenet abbreviation, indicating that the rest of
the posting may be off topic, so the poster is appending something
that is on topic.
> >yu'wI': chay pIm Duj ngo' Suy, De'wI' Suy je?
"What's the difference between a used car salesman and a computer
salesman?"
> mu'mey vIyaj. 'ach qech...?
>
> >jangwI': nep Duj Suy 'e' tlhoj ghaH
"The used car salesman knows he is lying."
> jIyajbe'.
> qID 'oH'a'?
Admittedly, it is a little hard to parse the subject of the first
sentence. I thought the comma would help.
==
Qov - Beginners' Grammarian
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