tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Nov 15 13:03:01 1996
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RE: More FAQ problems
- From: "d'Armond Speers" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: More FAQ problems
- Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 16:03:40 -0500
Qorbeqvo':
> juppu'wI'
>
> ~mark's bit on
> {-bogh} in the FAQ (section 4.1) confuses me.
>
> ---FAQ---
> Okrand talks about {yaS vIleghbogh} being "the officer whom I see" and
> {muleghbogh yaS} being "the officer who sees me".
>
> This led us early on to wonder about how to say "the officer whom the child
> hit" as opposed to "the officer who hit the child".
>
> The method we use, which I believe is one of the only extensions we know to
> be sanctioned by Okrand himself, is to flag the "head" noun with {-'e'},
> yielding {yaS'e' qIppu'bogh puq} and {yaS qIppu'bogh puq'e'}.
> ---END FAQ---
>
> I think the intended examples (where just the {-'e'} moves) should be
>
> {yaS'e' qIppu'bogh puq} "the officer whom the child hit" (same as FAQ)
> {yaS qIppu'bogh puq'e'} "the child who hit the officer" (different)
You are correct.
> If I am truly confused the let me know but if I'm right then should the FAQ
> actually read
>
> "This lead us early on to wonder about how to say 'the officer whom the
> child hit' as opposed to 'the child who hit the officer'"
I have changed it to read as such.
> Oh, and if my questions brought up by the FAQ annoy anyone then let me know
> too and I'll shut up {{:-)
ghobe' jay'! lughbe'chugh *FAQ, vaj 'e' vISov vIneHbej.
> Qorbeq
--Holtej
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