Re: KLBC: HovqIj jun Hov wov

[JWalker671@aol.com]

ghunchu'wI'vaD jangtaHvIS HovqIj, jatlh:

>  > -- any transitive verb
>  > can be used with an unstated object, like {Sop} or {laD}.  The bottom
>  > of TKD page 33 talks about this sort of usage.
>  
>  I've heard "He's eating" or "I'm reading" and similar sentences, but I've
>  never heard "It's displaying". Maybe it's just because my ears aren't used 
>  to it, but it still sounds strange.
>  
lo'vetlh rur jonwI' lo'.  QapHa'chugh HaSta, wa' jonwI'vaD jatlhlaH latlh
jonwI':  
QaQ De' luje'bogh tlheghmey Dotlh.  'eltaH De' law'.  
'ach cha'taHbe'qu' janvam 'Igh!!

Engineers talk like that.  If the visual display is malfunctioning, one
engineer may say to another:  The data feed lines are in good condition.
Plenty of data is getting in.  But this accursed device isn't displaying at
all !!

--jey'el