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Re: KLBC: ropyaHDaq

• From: [email protected] (Alan Anderson)
• Subject: Re: KLBC: ropyaHDaq
• Date: Fri, 26 Jan 1996 23:28:26 -0500

ghItlh ter'eS:
>HIqeS vItlhob QaghmeywIj vItI'meH:

taghwI'pu' pabpo' jIHmo' jIHeQqang.
'ach ghuy'cha' jabbI'ID tIq DaghItlh!
'oH vIpojmeH poH nI' vIpoQ.
'ach SIbI' tlhobta'ghachlIjmo' jIbeplaH.

Because I am the Beginners' Grammarian, I am willing to comply.  But
sheesh! you wrote a long message!  I will need time to analyze it well.
However, I can critique the request itself immediately. :-)

A purpose clause using the verb suffix {-meH} always appears *before*
what it is modifying (see The Klingon Dictionary section 6.2.4).  Your
sentence incorrectly places it afterwards.

The verb {tI'} seems a bit unsuitable to me for the idea of correcting
errors.  I tend to think that it means returning something to its
original functional state after it has stopped working.  For what you
apparently mean, I would use the verb {lughmoH} "cause to be correct",
or simply "correct".

I promise to read the rest of your work before the weekend is out.

-- ghunchu'wI'               batlh Suvchugh vaj batlh SovchoH vaj

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