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Re: hiphens in english



At 02:18 AM 7/17/2002 +0200, Quvar wrote:
>DaH DIvI' Hol vIqelmo', tlhIngan Hol vIlo'nIS.
>
>Ha'DIbaH mughlu'DI' reH mu'ghomDaq *something-like* ghItlhlu'.
>rut *hyphen* tu'lu', rut tu'be'lu'. qatlh?
>
>yIlaD:
>   horse-like
>   doglike
>   bird of prey-like
>   catlike
>
>chay' pIm?
>
>
>SKI: Why is doglike one word, and horse-like hyphenated?

DIvI' Hol mu'ghomwIjDaq {horselike} {doglike} je vItu'. *hypen* luHutlh.
{adobelike}, {chameleonlike}, {zombielike}, {unsportsmanlike}, latlhmey je 
vItu'.
mu'ghomwIjDaq *hypen* lughaj {bell-like}, {wall-like} je neH.
roD *hyphen* Hutlhlaw' mojaqvam lo'bogh Hoch mu''e'. *hypen* 
Dalo'be'qu'chugh bIqontaHvIS, ghaytan bIQaghbe'.

- taD



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