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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] puS
- From: Brent Kesler <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: [Tlhingan-hol] puS
- Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 11:41:11 -0400
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<p dir="ltr"><br>
On Jun 27, 2014 11:02 PM, "Brad Wilson" <<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> The definition for {puS} in TKD has always bothered me - be few, be several, be a handful.<br>
> To me a handful is a few, but several is more than that. I wouldn't put these together in meaning.<br>
> I usually just ignore the "several" entry and use {law'} instead for several/many.<br>
> How do others reconcile this?<br>
><br>
> gheyIl<br></p>
<p dir="ltr">There is a subtle wrinkle in English in the meaning of "few" depending on whether you use the article "a".</p>
<p dir="ltr">1. There are few Klingons on Earth (ie, not many).<br>
2. There are a few Klingons on Earth (ie, several).</p>
<p dir="ltr">I think that's why {puS} has the conflicting glosses " few" and "several". It reflects two slightly different shades of "few". I can imagine MO writing "few" next to {puS}, realizing that's not quite what he had in mind, and adding "several" to clarify.</p>
<p dir="ltr">bI'reng<br>
</p>
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