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Re: KLBC: adjectives

• From: "William H. Martin" <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: KLBC: adjectives
• Date: Fri, 30 Sep 94 21:54:17 EDT
• In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>; from "Mark E. Shoulson" at Sep 29, 94 5:30 pm

According to Mark E. Shoulson:
... 
> >There may well be canon that already establishes negation or
> >other verb suffixes on adjectival verbs. Nothing comes to mind.
> >~mark? Krankor? Can anybody think of anything?
> 
> Funny you should ask :)  Indeed, there is canon that permits at least
> negation.  In CK, in the discussion of numbers, we have "wa'maH yIHmey
> lI'be'" for "ten useless tribbles."  I don't think this is license to use
> any suffixes you like on adjectival verbs, but I'm inclined to permit
> "-be'" (and likely "-Ha'"), based on this.

Thanks. That's just what I was looking for.
 
> >charghwI'
> 
> 
> ~mark
> 
> A farm obviously acts like a great brain.


yab'a' Daba' Du'

wejpuH. [He says cooly, after picking himself up off the floor,
laughing hysterically.] ~mark, you have a delightfully twisted
sense of humor.

charghwI'

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