tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Aug 07 00:09:08 1994
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Double negatives (was: KLBC: Re: nuqneH)
- From: HoD trI'Qal <[email protected]>
- Subject: Double negatives (was: KLBC: Re: nuqneH)
- Date: Sun, 7 Aug 1994 12:05:23 -0400 (EDT)
- In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> from "d'Armond Speers" at Aug 4, 94 11:21:52 am
Holtejvo':
> Chrisvo':
[deletia]
> > tlhIngal Hol jatlhbe'law' Worf 'ej vIparHa'be'
> > 'ach {tapes} vIparHa'
[...]
> Anyway.... {jatlhbe'law'}? {jatlhbe'bej}! Why do you construct
> {vIparHa'be'}? The root word, {par}, already means "dislike." It's
> not unlike double negatives in English.
Because there is a differnece between saying "I dislike <something>" and
"I do not like <something>". Yes, there is a very small difference...
but it is there nonetheless. Compare: If I say in English "I don't
dislike him" do you automatically think I like him?
--tQ
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