tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Aug 07 01:09:18 1994
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Re: Double negatives (was: KLBC: Re: nuqneH)
- From: d'Armond Speers <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Double negatives (was: KLBC: Re: nuqneH)
- Date: Sun, 07 Aug 1994 13:05:35 -0400 (EDT)
trI'Qalvo':
> 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?
I am aware of this possibility in my native language, but I didn't
think we were talking about such a subtle point of interpretation. If
that was the case, then I humbly offer my apologies to Chris.
--Holtej