RE: hiphens in english

["rItlhmoQSuvwI'" <rItlhmoQ@hotmail.com>]

chutmey chenmoH DIvI' Hol, vaj lIbIv.

Because English makes rules and then breaks them.

rItlhmoQSuvwI'
Stardate 2544.8

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Quvar valer [mailto:levinius@gmx.de] 
> Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 20:18
> To: tlhIngan-Hol@kli.org
> Subject: hiphens in english
> 
> 
> 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?
> 
> Quvar.
>