tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue May 08 01:36:39 2012
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[Tlhingan-hol] scope of {-be'} and {-Qo'}
- From: "De'vID jonpIn" <[email protected]>
- Subject: [Tlhingan-hol] scope of {-be'} and {-Qo'}
- Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 10:36:29 +0200
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<p>What is the scope of {-be'}? The sentence {Hoch DaSopbe'chugh batlh bIHeghbe'} always sounded just a little strange to me. It sounds like "you will not die, with honour" (i.e., you will not die, and your refraining from dying is done with honour).</p>
<p>I recently wrote to someone who believes that he had committed a faux pas, {batlhHa' bIvangbe'; bIQagh neH}. Now that I look at it though, it looks like I wrote "you did not act, with dishonour" (i.e., you did nothing, and it was dishonourable to have done nothing). My meaning was understood, but I wonder if I could have phrased it in a better way?</p>
<p>I also wanted to say to someone, "Don't argue about X" (as general advice, i.e., stay away from topic X in a particular venue, e.g., X = politics, religion, OSes, programming languages, text editing software, etc.).</p>
<p>First, what is the object of {ghoH}? </p>
<p>I went with {Xmo' yIghoHQo'}. But on reading what I wrote, my instinct wants to interpret this as "because of X, don't argue", i.e., X is a reason not to argue in general. Again, what is the scope of {-Qo'} here? How would you express the idea I wanted to convey? </p>
<p>--<br>
De'vID </p>
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