tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Dec 14 18:01:48 1995
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Re: {-meH} and {Sov} (was Re: KLBC: starting right back...)
Thu, 14 Dec 1995, ghItlh tlheghmeQ:
> ghItlh yoDtargh:
>
> > jonta' tI'meH mIw Sov. (In order to fix the engine, she knows the
> > > procedure.)
> > > vaS'a' ghoSlu'meH He vISov. (In order for one to go towards the Great Hall,
> > > I know the route.)
>
> I may be getting in over my head here, but *I* would just say:
>
> jonta' tI'laH. She can fix the engine.
>
> vaS'a' vItu'laH. I can find the Great Hall.
>
>
> I know that sorta skips over the HOW part, but do you really need it?
This is a valid point. A simple, direct statement can often convey the idea
much more clearly than a complicated, convoluted one.
> tlheghmeQ
yoDtargh