tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jul 29 20:57:30 1996
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Re: -neS and batlh
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- Subject: Re: -neS and batlh
- Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 23:56:50 -0400
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
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