tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Nov 28 16:36:11 1997
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Re: squadron officers
- From: Bill Willmerdinger <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: squadron officers
- Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 19:30:13 -0500
- Organization: IKV Crystal Dagger, Klingon Assault Group Rochester NY
- References: <[email protected]>
David Trimboli wrote:
> From: TPO <[email protected]>
> >somebody challenged:
> >
> >>1) Two squadrons of officers entered the restaurant.
> >>2) Two squadron officers entered the restaurant.
> >>3) The officers of two squadrons entered the restaurant.
>
> First, I'll say that I'm not entirely sure what the difference between "two
> squadrons of officers" and "the officers of two squadrons" is. The second
It's a comparison between the number of officers who entered and the
number of ships (or maybe officers) in a squadron. Basically, "two
squadrons of officers" is a way to say "lots of officers". We do that a
lot in English without realizing it.
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