tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Oct 11 07:17:07 2000
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Re: KLIC: tlhIngan mI'QeD SImmeH mIw vIghoj vIneH.
- From: Marc Ruehlaender <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: KLIC: tlhIngan mI'QeD SImmeH mIw vIghoj vIneH.
- Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 09:16:49 CDT
Voragh reports:
> ADDITION:
>
> 2 + 1 = 3 wa' boq cha'; chen wej.
> (one allies with two, three forms)
>
> 4 + 3 = 7 wej boq loS; chen Soch.
> (four allies with three, seven forms)
>
> Note that the two numbers being added can be reversed, as they give the
> same result:
>
> 3 + 4 = 7 loS boq wej; chen Soch.
>
let it be noted that Okrand does *not* say that {loS boq wej}
ought to be rendered "3 + 4"; the way it is written it might
as well be "4 + 3", i.e. the same as {wej boq loS}. this has
been the starting point of a controversial discussion recently.
Marc Ruehlaender
aka HomDoq
[email protected]