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RE: nobHa' (was: tach Such)

jatlh peHruS:

> My concern is over the meaning of {yaHHa'}.  I have looked at {yaH} as
> different from {nge'}:  To me {yaH} feels like "being lessened,"

I see where you get this, but if something is lessened, then parts of it have 
been taken away, right?

> yaH wa'
> ghot loDvam jen law' Hoch jen puS renders as "This man is the
> next-to-tallest."

No, actually it says, "One person is taken away this man is the highest."  It 
definitely does not say what you suggest.  (I'm also rather dubious about the 
use of {jen} as "tall."  If I'm standing on a chair, I'm higher than you are, 
even if you are taller than me.)

> tera'ngan loDvo' cha' DeQ nge'pu' chom renders as "The
> bartender took two credits from the Earth man."

Quite right.  But why so sexist?  All of your examples are about men!  Use 
{ghot} or {nuv}!  Or just {tera'nganvo'}!  :)

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SuStel
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