tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jul 30 04:05:48 2002
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Re: chuvmey ("leftovers")
> >"Leftovers" is like those other English words which only occur
>>in the plural: "pants", "britches", "trousers", "scissors", etc.
>bIlughbe'.
>
>"leftover" is a perfectly legitimate English word, not only
>as an adjective but also as a singular noun synonymous with "remnant".
>While the noun is most often used in the plural to refer to leftover
>food, that's not its only use. Example sentence:
>
>"The supposed illegality of the split infinitive is a leftover from
>the Medieval attempt to create a canonical English grammar in a form
>heavily influenced by that of Latin."
"to boldly split infinitives that no one has split before." (douglas
adams, the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy - as far as i know)
>--marqoS
tulwI',
sts.