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Re: Grammar Highlight Each Day (nouns are nouns, etc.)

ja' peHruS:
>Disclaimer:  This is only a highlight.  It is not intended to be an
>exhaustive approach to teaching Klingon.

Hoch'e' DamuchnISbe'bej.  'ach qarnISqu' Hoch Damuchbogh.

You don't have to be exhaustive, but what you *do* say really ought to be
accurate.

>Normally The Klingon Dictionary is a reliable authority.  Marc Okrand is the
>real final authority.  While MO wrote the dictionary, he has verbally
>corrected errors contained in it.  Some KLI members have had discussions in
>person with MO, inlcuding myself and SarrIS.  One of the results of these
>"corrections to TKD" is KLI's FAQ section composed by SarrIS.  This section
>of the FAQ is where you should find the known "corrections" to TKD's "a noun
>is a noun, a verb is a verb, and leftovers are leftovers."  You will also
>find additions to TKD from MO's later gifts to us.

Daq DaDelchugh 'ach Quv Danopchugh, lI'chu'be' De'.

It would be a good idea to let people know where to find the things you're
talking about.

New Canonical Klingon Words
  /tlh/newwords.html

tlhIngan Hol mailing list FAQ
  http://www.bigfoot.com/~dspeers/klingon/faq.htm

But it would also be a good idea for you to know what you're talking about
in the first place.  The FAQ is not the "New Canonical Klingon Words" list.
The FAQ does not contain the New Words List.  The FAQ isn't even on the
same web site as the New Words List.  Both the FAQ and the New Words List
have links from the "About Klingon" section of the KLI's web site, and the
FAQ does have a couple of answers which mention the New Words List.  But
the New Words List is not a "FAQ section."

I must also admit some confusion about what this Grammar Highlight is
supposed to be highlighting.  It looks like you're just saying that words'
part of speech are listed in the dictionary, and that what is listed in the
dictionary is their part of speech.  If that's what wanted to get across,
fine, but I think you chose an unnecessarily wordy way to do it.

-- ghunchu'wI' 'utlh

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