tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jul 31 22:23:13 1997
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Re: KLBC: jIlIH'eghqa'
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: KLBC: jIlIH'eghqa'
- Date: Fri, 1 Aug 97 02:03:25 UT
[email protected] on behalf of Mark E. Shoulson wrote:
> >yoq puS, chaq tuqaw.
> >chaq tuqaw, yoq puS.
> >
> >The subject of {qaw} is {tlhIH}.
>
> The order doesn't have to change, of course, and in this case anyway the
> difference between direct address and actually having {yoq puS} somehow be
> the subject is semantically pretty minimal. Really just a formal
> distinction.
Semantically, yes. But if it were the subject, the sentence would have a
different prefix.
chaq muqaw yoq puS.
Perhaps a few people remember me.
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