tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jul 01 12:54:02 2002
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Re: Headers. Yet again.
jatlh SuStel:
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> And that's my point. I'm not trying to talk about how the language is
> supposed to be used; I'm talking about its theoretical limits, and
> what's an exception to what. I'm not trying to present a descriptive
> ruling of the language, nor am I saying there's something wrong with
> descriptive rules. I'm saying that when you say you CAN'T do those
> things, what's really going on is that you USUALLY SHOULDN'T do those
> things, the times that you should being defined by Okrand.
What you seem to miss is that Okrand considers his own rules to be
descriptive. That's why he says that usage in canon is more important than
rules. Go ahead. Ask him at qep'a'.
> SuStel
> Stardate 2482.6
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