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"beginning" of improvement

MorphemeAddict ([email protected])

• From: [email protected]
• Subject: "beginning" of improvement
• Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 20:41:41 EDT

In a message dated 2004-05-15 7:36:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
[email protected] writes:

> bIjwI' DubchoHghach 'oH bIj ngoQ'e'
> 
> While it's not very neat (and most of you already know my attitude towards 
> {-ghach} nouns), this just rings well with me: "For the punisher's benefit, 
> the goal of punishment is his/her beginning of improvement" or "Punishment's 
> goal is the beginning of improvement in the punisher", if you like. 

why all the mention of 'beginning' of improvement?  there is no 'beginning' 
or change of state in the original.  is {-choH} there just to have something to 
hang {-ghach} on?

lay'tel SIvten

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