tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jan 10 11:50:31 2003
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Re: [KLBC] De'wI'wIj
On Fri, 10 Jan 2003, Steven Boozer wrote:
> As for the idea of "for five minutes *at a time*", I'm not sure which of
> these would be better, if either:
>
> vagh tup qaStaHvIS pIj yev De'wI'wIj.
> For five minutes, my computer often "hangs".
>
> pIj vagh tup qaStaHvIS yev De'wI'wIj.
> My computer often "hangs" for five minutes.
{ qaStaHvIS vagh tup } -- the minutes are occurring, they're not the
object of the occurrence. :)
> I.e. Does shifting the position of {pIj} make the difference? I prefer the
> second, since the first version may also mean mean that my computer often
> "froze up" during one five minute period.
A question I would love to know the answer to. There are a lot of times
I'd like to use an adverb to describe only a subclause... And times when
I want to use one to describe only the root. I never know where to put
'em.
...Paul
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