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Re: loDvam ghaH 'Iv'e' ?




ghItlh peHruS

>Original post came from muHwI'
>
><< There is nothing wrong with his sentence.  In Klingon either "loDvam ghaH
> 'Iv'e'" or "'Iv ghaH loDvam'e'" are both grammatical.  But perhapse this
> issue should be tackled by the grammarians.
>  >>
>
>While sentences such as "Who is on first and What is on second" are entirely
>grammaticaly, they can be confusing.  The original post makes sense to me,
>too, but in an illogical way.

>From an English frame of mind, yes.  But part of learning another language
is learning to let go of English expectations about grammer.  

SuSvaj




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