tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Mar 08 15:25:51 1997
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RE: quick observation
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: quick observation
- Date: Sat, 8 Mar 97 22:05:01 UT
jatlh qoror:
> A lot of people know that one word for "yes," HIja', also means "tell me"
> or "report to me." Might I mention the English phrase "tell me about it!"
Well, since {HIja'} is used to answer yes/no questions, not to simply say "I
agree with you," I don't think this was intentional.
And {HIja'} is NOT the one word for "yes." There's also {HISlaH}.
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SuStel
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