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RE: KLBC - Napolean quote



lab charghwI'
> While I think it is stylistically ugly, it would also be valid to say: 
> not  yIqagh jaghlI' QaghtaHvIS.
Stylistically ugly?  How about grammatically corrupt?  What grammatical 
function does jaghlI' serve in that sentence?

It's not the object of qagh, because it follows qagh.
It's not the subject of qagh, because a) that wasn't the intended meaning 
and b) qagh has an imperative prefix so "you" is the subject.
It's in the right position to be the object of Qagh, but makes no sense as 
the object of Qagh.
It's not the subject of Qagh, because it's in the wrong place.

charghwI',  yIQIj.

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