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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: ghay

Robyn Stewart ([email protected]) [KLI Member] [Hol po'wI']

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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>If I don’t repeat a subject phrase used for two verbs, I much prefer Hegh ‘ej rIQ SuvwI’pu’ law’. Interesting that it’s ‘ej not qoj or pagh there.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Here there’s another possible subject for Hegh, the qarDaSnganpu’, so stating the subject right away is useful.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Saying Hegh SuvwI’pu’ law’ ‘ej rIQ gives me a moment of rIQ ‘Iv? so I prefer it repeated there.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>It’s kind of the difference between “Many people were killed and injured” and “Many people were killed and they were injured.”  You’re left going “okay, I guess the antecedent of ‘they’ is many people, but why not put the two verbs together?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>- Qov.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Brent Kesler [mailto:[email protected]] <br><b>Sent:</b> April 18, 2014 8:19<br><b>To:</b> [email protected]<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: ghay<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 10:43 AM, Steven Boozer &lt;<a href="mailto:[email protected]"; target="_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>&nbsp; jorwI'mey ghaymo' qarDaSnganpu', Hegh SuvwI'pu'lI' law'<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;'ej rIQ SuvwI'pu'lI' law'<br>&nbsp; Suffer major losses after Cardassian bombing campaign. MKE<br><br>BTW notice the repetition of the subject phrase {SuvwI'pu' law'} &quot;many warriors&quot; in the main clause(s).<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I've been working on a sort of essay, and I've not been been repeating subject phrases like that. So I'm hoping for some discussion. What do people think of:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>1. (?) Hegh SuvwI'pu'lI' law' 'ej riQ.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>-- vs. --<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>2. Hegh SuvwI'pu'lI' law' 'ej rIQ SuvwI'pu'lI' law'.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Is Sentence 1 unclear? Just bad Klingon? Or is Sentence 2 just an extra precise version of Sentence 2?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>bI'reng<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>
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