tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Dec 16 07:10:01 1996
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Re: KLBC - I fight with a sword.
- From: "Donald E. Vick" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: KLBC - I fight with a sword.
- Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 07:02:19 -0800 (PST)
- In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> from "David Trimboli" at Dec 15, 96 11:13:48 pm
>
> December 15, 1996 8:00 PM, jatlh HetaQ:
>
> > I'm a little confused about the structure of the sentence:
> > I fight with a sword.
> > jISuvmeH 'etlh vIlo'
> > For the purpose of fighting I use a sword.
>
> > jISuvvIS 'etlh vIlo'
> > While fighting I use a sword.
But couldn't you just say <'etlh vIlo'>? I mean, if you're using a sword,
what else would you be doing but fighting?
taDI'oS vIq, law'wI'pu'vaD Holtej jIH
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