tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Dec 17 16:24:46 1997
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Re: KLBC: Short and Easy
Phil jang Qov:
>}"The Brain"vo' qeSmey wIthlobchu'
>
>I don't think the thing requested is the object of {tlhob}, else it would be
>glossed as "ask for." And the {-vo'} implies movement or direction away
>from the brain.
To get across the "ask for" idea, consider {poQ}. And the English phrase
"advice from The Brain" is an example of how sometimes a preposition doesn't
have the same meaning in one case as it does in another. This is really the
same as "advice of The Brain" or "The Brain's advice."
>I prefer {nuqeSmeH *The Brain* wItlhob}. "We ask The Brain for it to advise us."
("The Brain" is a mouse, but he's capable of language. I'd say "him", not "it.")
Just as contrast, I like {*The Brain* qeS wIpoQ} "We demand The Brain's advice."
-- ghunchu'wI'