tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Aug 24 04:24:00 2002
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Re: multiple N-ns5 in the "header area"
DloraH:
> > >Trying to decompose a {law'/puS} comparative as if it were a regular
>> >sentence isn't going to work. It follows its own rules of grammar, which
>> >aren't as well-documented as they might be. Perhaps the {latlh qabDaq} is
>> >attached only to the first part of the phrase. Perhaps there's something
>> >special about syntactic markers and superlatives that yields an unusual
>> >interpretation.
>> >
>> >Or perhaps the translation is just misleading, which happens often with
>> >such proverbs.
>>
>> hm. no documentation. ok, never mind.
>
>He didn't say "no documentation", just that it is not WELL-documented.
sorry, i was simplifying.
tulwI',
sts.