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Re: possession vs. ghaj

David Trimboli ([email protected])

• From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: possession vs. ghaj
• Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 12:47:12 -0400
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From: <[email protected]>

> As
> someone else pointed out, "Quch Hab ghaj SoSlI'" may refer to a scalp that
> your mother has kept as a trophy -- certainly not an insult.  Whereas
> "Hab SoSlI' Quch" most definitely refers to "your mother's forehead
>
> it can be a separate forehead as a trophy too, can't it, and not the one
of
> her own body?  then all of the objections against using {ghaj} would also
apply
> to this noun-noun possessive, i think.  they're both applicable and
equally
> ambiguous.

Indeed.

Your mother's forehead, the one she keeps in the trophy case, is smooth.

SuStel
Stardate 3651.4

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