tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue May 06 21:29:35 1997
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Re: qI' (was: vaj KLBC)
- From: "SuSvaj" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: qI' (was: vaj KLBC)
- Date: Wed, 7 May 1997 00:37:08 -0400
> > >We know from TKD that {qI'} means "sign (a treaty)." How do we know
we can
> > >use it for "sign (a book)?" Please tell me your source.
> >
> > My oppinion, for what it's worth...I believe putting "(a treaty)" in
the
> > definition was just to clarify that it is the act of putting your name
down,
> > as opposed to meaning something like a hand signal type of signing.
> >
> >
> > DloraH
>
> And my opinion, for what it is worth, is that it means the act
> of signing a treaty or some other contract or promise. Signing a
> book would seem very different. When I sign a book:
>
> paq vIquvmoHmeH paqDaq pongwIj vIghItlh.
>
> It is less of a promise than a drawing.
>
> charghwI'
jIQochnIS. There are other examples in TKD where objects are included
ostensibly to clarify meaning. For example, "fire (v)" is followed by
(torpedo, rocket, missile). I doubt that we are expected to limit our use
of *baH* to only these three objects. Phasers, & disruptors, also apply.
SuSvaj