tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Dec 17 18:19:52 1996

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Re: KLBC - I fight with a sword.

ja' taDI'oS vIq:
>     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.

How do you expect the neighbor to use the cup of sugar he borrowed?
He *probably* wants to use it in order to bake something, but he might
be planning to contaminate a car's fuel tank, or to mix it with some
saltpeter in a pipe bomb, or something else entirely.  There are many
possible uses for a cup of sugar.  There are also many ways to use a
sword.  If you just say you're using it, you leave the manner of use
open to interpretation.  If you want to be accurate, you really should
describe the purpose for which you are using the sword.

-- ghunchu'wI'

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