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Re: I had an idea, I don't know how...



SuStel:
> >     puqHeyvaD yIQIj
> >     Explain! as you would a child.

> Why did you use /puqHey/?  We're not talking about an apparent child
> here.

> puq rur; ghaHvaD yIQIj.

This doesn't make it clear who it is that resembles a child here (even less
than mine). In fact, no-one does - the explanation should be as one for a
child, because it is to an alien from a race that doesn't have the concept.

puqvaD DaQIj 'e' yIDa

(Except - as usual - TKD is rather vague on what the object should be. Is
this right?)

Jiri
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