tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Dec 31 09:54:19 1999
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Re: Online Klingon Language Course
- From: J242110559@aol.com
- Subject: Re: Online Klingon Language Course
- Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1999 12:53:57 EST
maq peHruS:
>ghaj = has, possesses, owns
jang ghunchu'wI':
>Where did you find the "owns" meaning described? It seems an unjustified
>expansion of the word's meaning.
jIjang:
>How so? My dictionary says that "own" means, "To have or possess as
>property" (American Heritage Dictionary).
jang ghunchu'wI':
>Your dictionary explicitly points out the expansion of meaning that
>I'm concerned about, with the phrase "as property" being an important
>part of the definition of the English word "own".
My dictionary also says that "possess" means, "To have as property; own."
- DujHoD