tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Aug 18 06:47:51 1994
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Re: "SCA"nga
- From: HoD trI'Qal <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: "SCA"nga
- Date: Thu, 18 Aug 1994 18:43:42 -0400 (EDT)
- In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> from "William H. Martin" at Aug 8, 94 12:32:07 pm
charghwI'vo':
> According to HoD trI'Qal:
> >
> > > Hmm. Now How do I say "Havent been to an event in a year or so" ...
> > > :-)
> >
> > Um....
> >
> > qaStaHvIS wa' DIS, pagh ghu'a'Daq jISaH?
> >
> >
> > --tQ
>
> Well, first off, with {DIS}, you can't tell if this is "While
> last year happened" or "While this next year happens". Is it
> past or future? Secondly, you left out a glottal stop. The
> comical result means, "While a year happens, I am present at
> zero significant-babies." You meant {ghu''a'Daq}, though I
> think that {wanI'Daq} might be a better choice. Note that here
> we are talking about the physical location of the event.
>
> charghwI'
How embarassing! You are right, though, I certainly meant <ghu'>!
HIvqa' veqlargh!
How about:
qaStaHvIS wa' ben, pagh wanI''a'Daq jISaH
Better? {{:)
--tQ
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