tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Feb 20 14:06:36 2003
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Re: QongDaqDaq
> > Tell me what /'oH/ refers to in that sentence.
>
> 'oH refers to the idea that a guy, on earth, speaks a language that was
> created as a prop. The wonder and amazement felt by me when I realise the
> whole concept of a tool going from one persons mind to becoming something
> that a group of beings can actually use to communicate their thoughts,
> opinions and beliefs.
>
> > Bah. Pronouns substitute for other things. /'oH/ substitutes for a "thing"
> > noun. /'e'/ substitutes for a previously-stated sentence. You tell me what
> > noun /'oH/ in your sentence is referring to.
This general topic came up this past weekend at Farpoint (with MO present); the
need for a pronoun that refers to a "topic".
ie: "I can't talk about that right now", with the "that" not simply being a
previous sentence.
But of course MO didn't give an answer yet. He just listened to everyone
discuss it.
DloraH