tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Feb 15 14:09:05 1994
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Re: this'n'that
- From: Captain Krankor <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: this'n'that
- Date: Wed, 16 Feb 94 01:10:59 -0700
>> Well, harumph! Seriously, though, if you find me resembling English
>> too closely, I wish you'd point it out. This is an area I'm trying
>> to work more on. I don't think I do that badly, but I'm sure I have
>> blind spots like most people. So, if you can point to specific
>> things, I'd appreciate it if you would. Mind you, that doesn't
>> guarantee I'll *agree* with the criticism-- but I suspect I often
>> will.
>Specific examples.. Ok, how about your usage of {Hech}. I pointed this out
>once before, but I don't know if you noticed it. You might write something
>like {"surgery" Hech Haq} for "{Haq} means surgery." But that's not what
>{Hech} really means. It means "intend, mean to."
I never liked Hech much, and I completely agree with your reading of
its meaning. I really only started using it somewhat reluctantly
after others on this list were using it alot. Largely, I didn't
fight about it because I really didn't have anything better to
offer. If you've a better suggestion, I'm all ears.
>Despite your status as pabpo', you screw up just as much as anyone might, not
>because of ignorance to the rules, but simple carelessness. In your
>flame-conversation in which you chewed out Nick, you did some rather appaling
>things, e.g., two suffixes of the same type on one word, suffixes out of
>order, things of that nature.
>
>jIqagh'egh DalchoHmo' DIvI' Hol
>DaH tlhIngan Hol vIlo'choH
>pabpo''a'na' ghaH Qanqor'e' 'a rut Qagh
>QaghDI' lughmoH 'Iv
>lughchuqmoHchugh Qanqor ~mark je QaQqu' ghu'
>vuDraj nuq
Here you've changed the subject, from overly-english, to just
out-and-out screwups. But that's ok, we can talk about that too.
Yep, I do make errors from time to time, I've stated so many times.
I do think I manage to keep the frequency down pretty low, though.
I'm very used to people jumping on me for the least little screwup,
which is ok. If you want to point out my mistakes to me, great, I'd
love to see them and learn from them. I'd specifically like to see
the 'appalling' things you mentioned. I would only say, in general,
use a little common sense. If it's an obvious typo that everyone
saw, let's not have 20 posts from people about it. If you catch
something more subtle, and mark doesn't take me to task, well, feel
free. Hey, I'm here to learn and practice as much as anybody else.
Frankly, I really don't see how my open, sincere request for input
warrented such a nasty "Ha! You screw up all the time!" kind of
response.
--Krankor