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Re: obtuse question



ja' qa'ral:
>Why then do I hear Pillow saying {petaQ vInayHa'pu'bogh} (maybe throwing in
>a {chu'} and topping it all off with a contemptuous shot of saliva)?

pab neH vIqel.  meq vISaHbe'.
I'll just comment on the grammar, not the sentiment. :-)

ja' pIl'o':
>*hypothetically jIghelpu'.

maj.

>"a peach" ghaHtaH  vInayHa'pubogh  wa' loD.
><naH> vIpongchugh, vaj qech muj boQub.

Actually, the first idea *I* get from {naH} is "vegetable".  Only after
considering it for a while did I recognize the colloquial "fruit" term.

-- ghunchu'wI' 'utlh




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