tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jan 30 13:01:30 1997
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Re: Comparative construction
- From: Ivan A Derzhanski <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Comparative construction
- Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 16:45:34 -0800
- Organization: Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science
- References: <[email protected]>
Nick Nicholas wrote:
> Qumpu' 'Iwvan:
{Qum}! majQa'. It sure beats {ghItlh} any time.
> > I still have a soft spot for the {paghmo' tIn mIS}-type construction:
>
> > {chaq nargh parmaq vIjonbogh; chaq not parmaq vIjonta';
> > ghu'vetlh qaq law' ghu'vam qaq puS}.
>
> Do'Ha': DaH paq mojmeH "paghmo' tIn mIS" ghItlhDaq vIlISlI'bogh,
> DachchoH mIwvetlh,
qatlh Dalonta'? lugh 'e' DaQub 'e' Damev'a'? mIw nIv Datu'pu''a'?
> 'ej qech Sarvetlh vIQummeH, -meHmey law' vIlo'choH.
chay' Qap?
Do'Ha'bej, Dung mu'qach vIparHa'law'mo'. vI'angmeH, DaH bomHom'e'
qonbogh Tennyson 'ej nungeHbogh T'Lark vImughmeH vIlo' je --
reH jI'IQqu'taHvIS, vIbuS, I hold it true, whate'er befall;
'ej qaSlaH Hoch Doch, not vIHon; I feel it, when I sorrow most;
chaq nargh parmaq; chaq not vIjon; 'Tis better to have loved and lost
ghu'vetlh qaq law' ghu'vam qaq puS. Than never to have loved at all.
--'Iwvan
--
"mIw'e' lo'lu'ta'bogh batlh tlhIHvaD vIlIH [...]
poH vIghajchugh neH jIH, yab boghajchugh neH tlhIH"
(Lewis Carroll, "_Snark_ wamlu'")
Ivan A Derzhanski <[email protected], [email protected]>
Dept for Math Lx, Inst for Maths & CompSci, Bulg Acad of Sciences
Home: cplx Iztok bl 91, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria