tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Sep 02 04:23:41 1994
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Re: KLBC: Another saying
- From: "William H. Martin" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: KLBC: Another saying
- Date: Fri, 2 Sep 94 16:19:29 EDT
- In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>; from "Bill Willmerdinger" at Sep 1, 94 9:12 pm
According to Bill Willmerdinger:
>
> > Heghbogh jaghpu'lI' mI' DatoghlaHpa' Heghbogh SuvwI'pu'lI' mI' Datogh 'e'
> > DaghojnIS
> >
> > "Before you can count the number of your enemies who (will) die, you must
> > learn to count the number of your warriors who (will) die."
[Comment that this means, "... you must learn that you
count..." instead of "... you must learn to count..."
> Would saying {DatoghnIS 'e' DaghojnIS} have been better in this context? "You
> must learn that you must count them." Or even better, {DatoghnISqu' 'e'
> DaghojnIS}... "You must learn that you *must* count them."
Yes. Both of these are improvements.
charghwI'