tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Nov 08 08:30:11 1999
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Re: transitive verbs
- From: "William H. Martin" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: transitive verbs
- Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 11:29:20 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
- In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>
- Priority: NORMAL
On Sun, 07 Nov 1999 09:25:17 -0800 Ben Gibson
<[email protected]> wrote:
> "William H. Martin" wrote:
> This starts off fine until...
> >
> > I'm tempted now to challenge
> > DraQoS, who is so self-impressed with his dedication to the
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > language, to do the same for me.
>
> What is it you hope to accomplish by this? Are you trying to
> frighten me off? Are deliberately being insulting or what?
> How would you take this same message if the roles were
> reversed?
Qu'vam vIta'qa'ta'. loQ bIpuj 'e' vIpIHchoH. <<not HItIch.
jIle'qu'! chotIchchugh vaj jISaQchoH!>> yIn yISuq.
> Like I said before, I have a lot of respect for your
> knowledge of this subject. I feel I have a lot to learn from
> you. However if the price I have to pay is to put up with
> rude condescending behavior such as this, well I will pass.
ghaytan not DI'vI' Hol mu'meywIj DaSIQnIS. yap'a'?
> If you have no respect for another's views, even one as new
> to this as me, then it makes it difficult for me to have any
> respect for your views. If you are trying to teach me
> something, this is not an effective method. And if what you
> are trying to teach me has nothing to do with ta' Hol, it
> doesn't belong here.
nIv'a' QInlIj? tlhIngan Hol Dalo'be'taH. tlhIngan Hol
Daqelbe'taH. 'ach HochvaD bIjatlhtaH. chotIchtaH 'ach
qatIchlaw'chugh bIQay'. choDoy'moH. yInenchoH.
> As you are apparently a smart guy, it begs the question of
> why you would adopt such a counterproductive tactic. It is
> more likely to get you written off as someone not worth
> bothering with. It won't garner you respect. It will just
> get you ignored.
HIbuSHa'. jISaHbe'. bIpotlhba' 'e' DaHarba'. vaj yIpotlhtaH.
latlh HIvje'Daq 'Iw HIq bIr yIqeng.
not qatIch. bIQagh 'e' vI'ang neH. 'ach DatIchlu'chu' 'ej
bIQeHchu' 'ej chotIch. choyajHa'pu'mo' qul noH Datagh SoH 'ej
SoHvaD jItlhIj 'e' Dara'. SoHvaD jItlhIjpu' 'ach bIyonbe'.
mu'mey vIlo'pu'bogh Dapar. DaH tlhuQlIjDaq wuSwIj vIlan
DaneHlaw'. yInajtaH.
qaqaDpu'. qaDwIj DabuSHa'. DatIchlu'meH latlh mu' DabuS.
yInlIj DawuqtaH. Hoch maHvaD yInmeymaj DIwuqnIStaH. bIQuch
DaneH'a'? bImogh DaneH'a'? ngoQlIj yIwIv 'ej yISuq. wIvlIj
vInISQo'.
> Perhaps that is all you are really after.
> In which case, all you would have to do is state that is
> what you want.
meqwIj Dayaj 'e' vIpIHbe' 'ach meqwIj Dayaj 'e' DaHarlaw'.
pablIj vIlughmoHlaHbe'chugh, meqwIj DayajHa'taHDI' chay'
qechmeylIj vIlughmoHlaH? Sar Hap non Hew vIchenmoHQo'.
> > Maybe that wouldn't be a bad thing, either.
meqlIj toy'meH mu'meywIj Dalo'Ha'qangba'. vIt DaSaHbe'. meqlIj
potlh law' vIt potlh puS.
> Ben (DraQoS)
charghwI'