tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Aug 18 06:12:52 1994
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Direct/Indirect quotes (was: joke)
- From: HoD trI'Qal <[email protected]>
- Subject: Direct/Indirect quotes (was: joke)
- Date: Thu, 18 Aug 1994 18:08:28 -0400 (EDT)
- In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> from "Mark E. Shoulson" at Aug 8, 94 11:23:18 am
~markvo':
> Hmm! I derived that from the same place you quoted; it never occurred to
> me that it could be read to imply that Klingon had no direct quotes. We've
> generally taken it to mean that indirect quotation did not exist in Klingon
Okay, I *thought* I understood what y'all were tlaking about when this
started, but I am getting more and more lost/confused.
Could someone please define "direct quotes" and "indirect quotes" and
give a few clear examples for us interested laymen out here? Tanks... {{:)
--tQ
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