tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Sep 23 18:09:57 2002
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Re: Dajatlhbogh
- From: "Sangqar (Sean Healy)" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Dajatlhbogh
- Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 23:08:52 +0000
>ja' Quvar:
> >{lugh Dajatlhbogh}
> >"what you say is correct"
> >
> >I'm sure it is grammatically correct. Is there anything that says it is
>not?
>
>Nothing *official* says it's wrong. Plenty of people will call it of
>dubious correctnes at worst, and poor style at best, but that's an opinion
>rather than a rule.
>
>The popular opinion seems to be to avoid relative clauses without an
>explicit head noun. TKD can be used to support this position, but it can't
>quite be used to *prove* it.
>
>-- ghunchu'wI'
nIb ghu'vam, QAO je: Hat 'e' poQbe' pab, 'ach <yIlo'Qo'> 'oH HochHom nuv
vuD. 'ach QAO qellu'DI', QeHchoH Hoch. QochwI' tIchchoHlu'. ghu'vam
qellu'DI', tay Hoch.
Dajqu'. qatlh Hoch QeHmoH QAO, 'ej QeHmoHbe' ghu'vam? chay' pIm?
(I'm pretty sure this use of {tay} is wrong - the English seems too
idiomatic. Any suggestions?)
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