tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Nov 22 13:20:30 2000
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Re: Grammar Highlight Each Day (Adjectivals)
On Tue, 21 Nov 2000, chris wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
> > Dujmey tIn = big ships
>
> What's the difference (in usage, connotation, or anything else relevant)
> between " Dujmey tIn " and " Dujmey'a' "?
Simple. Think of the famous line: "All I ask is a tall ship, and a star to
sail her by". {Duj'a'} conveys the meaning 'tall ship'. The Titanic is a
{Duj tInqu'}, but because of her mystique, she's also a {Duj'a'}.
Also, it's {Duj'a'mey}.
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