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[tlhIngan-Hol] Re: a matter of interpretation

David Trimboli ([email protected]) [KLI Member] [Hol po'wI']



From: <[email protected]>

> qonlu':
> > Both are correct.
> >   {SoH 'Iv}
> >   "Who is you?"
> >   lit. "you; who is?"
> >
> >
>
> this idea of treating what looks like a single sentence as two (or more)
is
> wishy-washy (for lack of a better word at the moment.)  that's why
punctuation
> is important.


Ehhhh . . .

HablI' Su' labbeH
Ready to transmit.

(HablI': Su!  labbeH!)

However, I don't buy it in the case of {SoH 'Iv}.  I just think the word
order for this sort of thing is variable, or else the question word can be
thought of as being verb-like, instead of the pronoun.

SuStel
Stardate 4152.2





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