tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Nov 22 10:24:33 1997
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- From: "William H. Martin" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: -- No Subject --
- Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 13:26:39 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
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On Wed, 19 Nov 1997 22:44:00 -0800 (PST) [email protected]
wrote:
> 12:49:14 EST, charghwI' answers peHruS' challenge
> regarding number in measurements:
>
> << > DaH qaqaD: chay' "we have one half cup of bloodwine" "we have one and a
> half
> > cups of bloodwine" je DImugh? rapbe', qar'a'?
>
> wa'maH chavatlhvI' tlho'ren muq 'IwHIqmaj.
> wejmaH SochvatlhvI' tlho'ren muq 'IwHIqmaj.
>
> > peHruS
>
> charghwI'
> >>
>
> Thanks. The above may work for these two sentences. I'm going to expand the
> challenge.
>
> Translate:
>
> 1) Two squadrons of officers entered the restaurant.
Well, the problem here is that "squadron" is not really a very
precise unit of measurement. My Oxford Encyclopedi English
Dictionary defines a squadron as:
1. An organized body of persons. [This is somewhat vague for
your intended meaning.]
2. a principal division of a cavalry regiment or armoured
formation consisting of two troops. [One would expect this to
include more than just officers.]
3. a detachment of warships employed on a particular duty. [That
really doesn't work in this setting at all.]
4. a unit of the Roal Air Force with 10 to 18 aircraft. [Not
really applicable here.]
None of these definitions leave open a reasonable definition by
which one could talk about two squadrons of officers. A squadron
is simply not a unit of measurement for officers. You might as
well talk about two volts of water.
> 2) Two squadron officers entered the restaurant.
Qe' 'el nawlogh jeSbogh cha' yaS'e'.
> 3) The officers of two squadrons entered the restaurant.
Qe' 'el cha' nawlogh pIm jeSbogh Hoch yaSpu''e'.
> peHruS
charghwI'