tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Aug 16 16:23:24 1998
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Re: KLBC++: Questions on {jatlh} {ghom} etc
- From: "Dawut \[Dave\]" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: KLBC++: Questions on {jatlh} {ghom} etc
- Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1998 16:23:12 PDT
Stardate 9808.16
Greetings.
Dawut here, responding to the reply of charghwI'.
charghwI', qatlho'qa'.
Discussion was on {SoHvaD jIjatlh} for "you speak for me".
-charghwI' wrote-
>Someone might stretch the meaning that far, but since we have
>the verb {'oS} which would more clearly carry your second
>meaning, I would not count on {X-vaD jatlh} carrying that
>meaning without a lot of support from context. I'd consider it
>an acceptable, but sloppy way of expressing that idea.
>Informally, with lots of context, it would be fine. Any other
>setting, it is very weak.
>
>[snip]
>Better would obviously be:
>
>HI'oSQo'! jI'oS'eghlaHba'!
Yea, I remembered {'oS} when posting that question. I was thinking
along the lines of "putting words in someone's mouth" or "speaking
instead of someone else". I wasn't sure if {'oS} would give the idea
of speaking out of turn on someone else's behalf; but now I see the
contextual mess caused by {X-vaD jatlh).
//me then charghwI'
>> ratlh vaghvatlh Hut jajmey.
>
>qaSpa' nuq ratlh vaghvatlh Hut jajmey?
Hegh wo'vam qoj pum chal qoj pagh.
That's a countdown to the year 2000.
DaHjaj, ratlh vaghvatlh cha' jajmey.
Today, 502 days remain.
qatlho'qa'.
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Dawut (Dave)
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