Re: My chance to make mistakes

["William H. Martin" <whm2m@server1.mail.virginia.edu>]

On Wed, 6 Jan 1999 01:15:10 -0800 (PST) WestphalWz@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 1/4/1999 9:10:16 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
> whm2m@server1.mail.virginia.edu writes:
> 
> << > Daq QavDaq Sut Huj tuQbogh loD pI' wIqIHpu'

"At the final location, we had met for the first time a fat man 
who wore a strange suit," or "At the final location, we had met 
for the first time a strange suit worn by a fat man." 
Perfective. When you were at the final place, you had already 
met this man. Unless, of course, you didn't really mean to add 
{-pu'} to the verb.
  
>  Supawpa' boqIHpu''a'? nuqDaq boqIH? >>
> 
> chaq vIqonHa'     wIqIH qaq law' wIqIHpu' qaq puS 'e' DaQub'a'
> 
> qach QavDaq mapawpa' not loDvetlh Huj wIleghpu'
> DaqvetlhDaq wIqIH

'e' vIpIH, 'ach jaS bIjatlh.
 
> peHruS

charghwI' 'utlh