tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jul 15 08:13:43 2002
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RE: grammar questions
> > > > when "bIghHa'" is a prison, what would be the only place remaining in
>> > > which everyone is free?
>> >
>> >What do you mean?
>>
>> i mean that the opposite of "prison" is a house in which everyone is
>> free. this could be in klingon: "bIgh". har. :)
>
>bIghHa' has a syllable that looks like the verb suffix -Ha', but it isn't.
>Some words do not get broken down.
yes. :)
>The english word "grammar" has nothing to do with the unit of measurement
>"gram". When you get old and "retire", it has nothing to do with putting
>new tires on your car.
afaik: grammar comes from "glammour". "retire" comes from "re-tirare"
= pull back, draw back.
there's always an explanation. :)
sts.