tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Sep 07 20:11:13 1997
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Re: rIghwI'mey vIHoH
- From: "William H. Martin" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: rIghwI'mey vIHoH
- Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 23:11:13 -0400 ()
- Priority: NORMAL
On Thu, 4 Sep 1997 20:15:59 -0700 (PDT) Marian Schwartz
<[email protected]> wrote:
> ghItlh Qov
> >> 'ach HIlugh
> >
> >"be right me"
> >
> >To say "cause me to be correct" -- i.e. "correct me" -- add {-moH}.
> {HIlughmoH}
>
> I think this was using {lugh} as the transitive form of "correct."
There is no reason to believe that {lugh} HAS a transitive form.
I'm sure Qov understood what the original writer INTENDED to
say. As BG it was Qov's duty to inform the writer that the
intent was not served by {lugh} without {-moH}.
> Qapla'
> qoror
charghwI'