tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jun 27 20:26:49 2000
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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