tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Mar 31 13:17:37 1999
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Re: Qapbe' DujwIj
- From: "William H. Martin" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Qapbe' DujwIj
- Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 16:17:33 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
- In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>
- Priority: NORMAL
I quit.
charghwI' 'utlh
On Wed, 31 Mar 1999 12:49:22 -0800 (PST) Terrence Donnelly
<[email protected]> wrote:
> At 10:09 AM 3/31/99 -0800, charghwI' wrote:
>
> >The object of {ghoj} is a course, not a student. The object of
> >{ghojmoH} is debatable. You definitely have no basis for the
> >confidence you present.
> >
>
> I really give up! Not even a month ago, we had a big blow-up
> over {-moH} and what it did to verbs, and I posted my theory
> that {-moH} adds a role to a verb without changing the existing
> roles. You, charghwI', seemed to agree with me. ghunchu'wI'
> seemed to admit it was a good argument. I got into an exchange with
> T'LoD (?) over this exact verb, and at the time I expressed
> my opinion that the object of {ghojmoH} was the subject taught,
> and NO ONE disagreed. Now, suddenly you appear to have changed
> your mind, and ghunchu'wI' seems to have renewed his arguments.
>
> I swear, between the on-going flamewars, the endless nitpicking
> over the most obscure nuances of meaning and the constant
> re-opening of arguments that never come to any concensus, this
> list isn't any fun anymore. As recently as a year ago, it was
> great. Lots of posts in tlhIngan Hol, civil discussions and
> enjoyable debate. Now, it just sucks.
>
>
> -- ter'eS