tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jun 30 19:44:03 1997
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Re: KLBC: proper use of meQ - burn
ja'pu' HetaQ:
> vaj [Paramount] DISuvmeH matay' chaq 'e' vIpIH'a'
ja' SuStel:
>Since "Paramount" is a singular noun, you need {wI-}, not {DI-}.
Some consider corporations to be plural. Which is appropriate:
"Paramount Pictures presents..." or "Paramount Pictures present..."?
The answer is not definitive; global usage differs.
>I'm not sure exactly why you've used both {chaq} and {-'a'}. Either ask a
>question or suggest something. Don't suggest a question!
nuqjatlh? This looks good to me. Did you misread {chaq} as {chup}?
>> qeylIS mupwI' luqaDvIpjaj jaghmaj jay'
>
>The only question now is exactly who is the enemy you refer to. If it's
>"Paramount," then {jaghmaj} is fine. Paramount is an organization, a thing.
>If the subject is "they," which it must be since you've used the prefix
>{lu-},
>then you must say {jaghma'}. They can speak, after all.
Again, maybe an organization is plural. I don't have any problem thinking
of it that way, though I probably would consider it singular.
-- ghunchu'wI'