tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Feb 15 18:49:32 1999
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Re: Happy belated birthday
- From: [email protected]
- Subject: Re: Happy belated birthday
- Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 21:47:45 EST
In a message dated 2/12/1999 9:03:20 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
<<
: I can wish someone a happy birthday by saying <qoSlIj Quchjaj!>.
This should be {Quchjaj qoSlIj} "May your birthday be happy!" {qoS} is the
subject and must follow the verb {Quch}. {qoS Quch} is the noun phrase "a
happy birthday", with {Quch} used "adjectivally".
>>
Here I must respectfully disagree with our Canon Master, Voragh.
This is a wish. Therefore, it is equal to a toast. Toasts' grammar have an
overriding factor: the syllable {-jaj} must be the final syllable of the
sentence. (KGT p. 25)
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