tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jan 22 11:38:57 2003
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Re: RE: "to be" and plurals
ghItlh DloraH:
>Your sentences don't specify any numerical value other than "multiple".
>What if the captain orders you to fire three torpedoes?
>[wej cha] or if we shouldn't put numbers on inherently plurals, [wej peng]?
Maybe this is just my personal feeling, but I think it should be {wej cha} "three torpedoes", since {cha} is the
plural form of {peng}, right?
Anyway, this certainly is something that Maltz has to clarify, unless we find an example for this usage.
Quvar.