tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Mar 20 18:03:38 1997
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RE: tlhab ja'qu'ghach
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: tlhab ja'qu'ghach
- Date: Fri, 21 Mar 97 00:32:29 UT
jatlh qoror:
> Message text written by "David Trimboli"
> >It's not the *translation* I do not accept, it is the *concept*.
> <
>
> You're right, sorry. But what about "minor everything?" It *is* canonical.
Quite true. It's canonical, but do you understand it perfectly? Why does it
come *after* the noun? Alan Anderson used it in his story in {jatmey}, with
it coming after the noun (whereas {Hoch} usually comes before the noun). That
was interesting; he was suggesting that {HochHom} is a special word which does
not act exactly like {Hoch}. The bottom line is that we have but one instance
of the word, and no explanation. My instincts tell me that Marc Okrand was
simply looking for a quick way to write "almost," and jotted that down. I
also suspect it was before he decided exactly how {Hoch} works.
If you use {HochHom} in a sentence, I won't tell you it's WRONG, but I'll make
sure to point out that it's not certain how to use it, either.
--
SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
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