tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Nov 19 15:16:25 1996
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RE: KLBC: Quotes
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: KLBC: Quotes
- Date: Tue, 19 Nov 96 22:05:57 UT
jatlh T'Lark:
> > HoSmaj ghurmoH qay'bogh wanI' 'ach nuHoHta'be'bogh wanI'.
> > I don't like this as much.
> "An occurrence which is a problem increases our strength but an
> occurrence which
> has not killed us." nuqjatlh?
"An event which is a problem but which has not killed us increases our
strength."
This is a very difficult sentence to follow, but there is precedent for
putting {-bogh} clauses together like this in TKW (page 50 -- I finally
indexed it!): {quv Hutlh HoHbogh tlhIngan 'ach qabDaj 'angbe'bogh.} "The
Klingon who kills without showing his face has no honor."
Still, I'd avoid this kind of thing. It's very confusing!
> How about:
> HoSmaj ghurmoH nuHoHbe'bogh ghu'.
maj. I still {wanI'} better, though. A situation doesn't kill, an event
does.
> But I do rather like:
> HoSmaj ghurmoH nuHoHbe'wI'.
> Do we know for sure that a verb can't take a pronominal prefix and {-wI'}
at
> the
> same time?
I don't know. Based on ~mark's suspicion, though, I'd avoid using this sort
of thing until we know for sure.
SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
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