tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jul 29 20:57:30 1996

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Re: -neS and batlh



qaSDI' 96-07-29 10:54:49 EDT, jatlh ~mark:

> -neS means, as I said, that the
>  speaker is showing respect to the addressee, in addition to whatever else
>  is being said.

But don't forget that {-neS} is used *only* when addressing someone of
*higher rank* and when you want to show respect.  So, a ship captain would
never use it when addressing a farmer, for example.

SuStel
Stardate 96577.5


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