tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Dec 17 06:09:39 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: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 06:05:56 -0800 (PST)
- In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> from "Mark E. Shoulson" at Dec 16, 96 05:18:22 pm
>
> >Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 07:22:15 -0800
> >From: "Donald E. Vick" <[email protected]>
> >
> >>
> >> 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?
>
> Kahless used his sword to plow a field and carve a statue of his beloved.
> Kor(?) used it to feed himself. Any number of things can be done with a
> sword. Just as there are always weapons (i.e. anything can be used as a
> weapon), there are always other uses too.
Yes, but if I just say I'm using it, it should be obvious what I am
doing. If I came to your door and said, "Could I use your phone please?"
you would probably not ask what I wanted to do with it. Of course, it's
possible that I want to use your phone as a weapon to smash the head of the
person who's chasing me, but I doubt that would be your first thought.
taDI'oS vIq, law'wI'pu'vaD Holtej jIH
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