tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Apr 29 19:19:30 1997
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RE: KLBC: Must
On Tue, 29 Apr 1997, David Trimboli wrote:
> No. "You must die" is not a command, it is a statement. No amount of
> emphasis will change the fact that this is a statement. You are stating that
> I must die. As a statement, this becomes {bIHeghnIS} "You need to die." If
> you want to command me, you'll be commanding me to "Die." {yIHegh}.
>
> Rule of thumb: don't use {-nIS} on imperative verbs. You never command
> someone to need something.
Such as your previous statement of "yIqetnIS" being improper... as that is
an Imperative Verb error... okay so things like:
yIlegh "Look!"
yIHoH! "Kill him/her/it!"
are acceptable as much as say:
bIHoH'eghnIS "You need to kill yourself" (? Any situation where this would
be absolutely necessary, let me know...)
bIHeghnIS "You need to die.."
bIDongnIS "You need to sleep."
How am I doing so far.. ?
Name : Q'ISto'va (Eliseo Christopher d'Annunzio, Esquire)
Email: [email protected]
URL : http://www.progsoc.uts.edu.au/~qris