tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Apr 20 19:09:58 1997
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Re: KLBC: Re: SopDaq
>Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 22:20:59 -0700 (PDT)
>From: [email protected]
>
>In a message dated 97-04-17 05:57:18 EDT, Mago writes:
>
><< bIQ'a' luSum cha' Hatlhmaj
> (Our two countries are close to the sea) >>
>
>I have been seeing {Hatlh} used for "country," as if "nation." I thing that
>even Lawrence Schoen used it this way. TKD specifically states that {Hatlh}
>means "countryside." Therefore, by what authority may we use {Hatlh} as
>"nation/country"?
Lawrence's, which is to say, not much.
I agree with you, that {Hatlh} is a poor choice for "nation". For all his
enthusiasm, Lawrence isn't an authority, and he isn't ashamed to say so. I
tend to use {wo'}; there are other options too.
~mark