tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Sep 01 14:26:12 1996
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Re: how?
- From: david barron <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: how?
- Date: Sun, 1 Sep 1996 14:25:36 -0700 (MST)
At 05:17 AM 8/31/96 -0700, A.Appleyard wrote:
> (Please reply in person, as I have just had to unsubscribe because of email
>intray overload.)
> English "how?" has 2 meanings. Which of them does Klingon {chay'} have?:-
> (1) "by what method?", e.g. "How did he manage to start that ship's engine?"
> (2) "to what extent?", e.g. "How big is that asteroid?"
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>> > (2) "to what extent?", e.g. "How big is that asteroid?"
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>> tIn 'ar Duj.
HIvqa' veqlargh.
Qu'vatlh!
jIlughbe'! <'ar> Dalo'laHbe'. wot 'oH <tIn> 'ej DIpDaq neH lo'laHbe' net
<'ar>.
'ach <nuq 'oH ghopDapvetlh qelI'qam'e'?> <qelI'qam 'ar ghaj ghopDapvetlh?>
ghap Dalo'laH.
david
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