tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Apr 28 21:58:32 1997
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RE: KLBC: Must
On Sun, 27 Apr 1997, David Trimboli wrote:
> No! When you are making a statement involving something that must be done,
> {-nIS} is used. When you are making an imperative, {-nIS} makes no sense.
> Consider *{yIqetnIS}. "Need to run!" is hardly a useful action. How do you
> command someone to need something? No, the appropriate command would be
> simply {yIqet}. The fact that you are using the prefix {yI-} indicates that
> you are ordering someone to do something.
Ah, then in that case I have made an error... therefore, "You MUST die"
should not be said as a direct command but as a statement, therefore :
bIHeghnISqu' (?) seems to be the right way, but i have a feeling that the
"-qu'" suffix on the "-nIS" is unnecessary... ? Thoughts?
Name : Q'ISto'va (Eliseo Christopher d'Annunzio, Esquire)
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