tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jan 13 15:02:28 1999
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Re: KLBC: HovqIj jun Hov wov
ja' jey'el:
> 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 !!
Daj. <_vay'_ cha'be'taH> <pagh cha'taH> ghap jatlh nuv 'e' vIpIH.
not pagh DaghojlaH. or, of course: reH bIghojlaH... ;) (I have no
problem with this one, but I like the sound of the double negative
better)
HovqIj
>
>
> --jey'el