tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Nov 04 19:13:33 1999
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Re: KLBC: Undoubtedly continue to..
>From: "William H. Martin" <[email protected]>
>Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 11:12:52 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
>
>On 2 Nov 1999 14:31:32 -0000 "Mark E. Shoulson" <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>> Well, the only "global -be'" that I know of (if I'm understanding you
>> right) is {batlh bIHeghbe'} for "You will die without honor." I can see
>> how that's annoying, but on the other hand I can see why it's necessary.
>
>Two points here. One, this was an example Okrand came up with
>before he considered the option of adding {-Ha'} to adverbs.
>Two, this is something mothers say to children and have done so
>for centuries as a traditional saying. I smell {no' Hol}.
Both good points.
>But others have argued themselves bloody that this absolutely
>has to be the case and I grew weary of being a relatively lone
>fighter for this cause. Several people were arguing against me
>and only one that I can remember argued with me and I'm not sure
>he is still here. He was relatively new at the time...
I have to admit that I still do want to be able to say {verenganmo' HoD
vIHoHbe'} to mean "It wasn't because of the Ferengi that I killed that
captain (though I did, in fact, kill him)"... PROVIDED the context is
present. The audience would have to know that I really did (or did not)
kill the captain and the -mo' phrase would then be supplying the reason why
I did (or did not).
~mark