tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jul 31 10:09:14 1995
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Re: }} yoD Hov'a'
- From: "Elizabeth C. Hoyt" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: }} yoD Hov'a'
- Date: Mon, 31 Jul 1995 10:09:14 -0400 (EDT)
ghItlh ~mark:
> >Date: Fri, 28 Jul 1995 21:55:01 -0700 (PDT)
> >From: "R.B Franklin" <[email protected]>
>
> >Fri, 28 Jul 1995, ghItlh tlheghmeQ:
>
> >> yoD Hov'a' vIje'ta' 'e' tuj muDmo'.
>
> >I've always preferred {pemHov}. To me, {Hov'a'} sounds like a giant star,
> >like a red giant. I would also switch the word order and say {pemHov yoD}.
> >You also need to leave out the {'e'}.
>
> Interesting point about Hov'a'; I sometimes use it myself. Hmm. But
> there's also a problem with the second clause. If the meaning is "Because
> the air's (so) hot", it would have to be "tujmo' muD". I suppose you could
> also say "muD tujmo'"/because of the hot air, but I like the first way
> better.
I think I got confused here because I was thinking of {tuj muD} as a
unit. I see now, it's "because of the heat", not "because of the air".
> ~mark
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Peace and Long Life 'ej Qapla'
Liz (tlheghmeQ joq)