tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Apr 22 06:18:55 1997
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RE: KLBC: Re: be'pu'
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: KLBC: Re: be'pu'
- Date: Tue, 22 Apr 97 12:53:25 UT
[email protected] on behalf of Marian Schwartz wrote:
> ghItlh SuStel:
> >jatlh HomDoq:
> >> <<qatlh tlhIngan Hol Daghoj?>> reH mutlhob ghot. meq yajbe'.
>
> >majQa'. But why remove the {-taH}? Learning Klingon is a continuous
> >process,
> >not a one-time action.
>
> I myself would use {-lI'} when referring to a beginner. (Shows confidence
in
> the future!)
Certainly not! Using {-lI'} would mean that there is a known goal involved in
the process of learning. I myself am still learning things about Klingon, as
well as becoming more proficient in it. There is no point at which you stop
and say, "I have learned this."
--
SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
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