tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Feb 10 14:50:02 1999
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Re: Monster verb construction - does this work?
- From: [email protected]
- Subject: Re: Monster verb construction - does this work?
- Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 17:38:43 EST
In a message dated 2/10/99 9:15:03 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
> I ... doubt it even expresses a coherent thought ...
>
> bIHup'eghnISbe'qa'moHlaHbejtaHneS'a'
I understand it to mean:
‘Sir/madam, is it certain that you can still make it unnecessary to punish
yourself
again?’
For example, you *might* say this to someone who (like Oedipus) thought it was
necessary to punish himself once, and is doing his best not to have to do it
again.
--jey'el