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Re: early/late

David Trimboli ([email protected])

• From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: early/late
• Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 09:39:05 -0400
• References: <[email protected]>

From: <[email protected]>

> In a message dated 2004-05-27 12:10:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> [email protected] writes:
>
> > "Early" and "late" are {'eq} and {paS}.  "Young" and "old" are {Qup} and
> > {qan}.  What makes you think anything else is correct?
> >
> > David
> >
> The fact that {'eq} and {paS} do not mean all of the meanings of "early"
and
> "late".  "Young" and "old" fit the other means of "early" and "late"
pretty
> well, I think.  They both indicate a relative position along a timeline
near the
> beginning or end.  Granted, they are figurative in that sense.

They're figurative in English.  What makes you think Klingon has the same
idioms?

SuStel
Stardate 4406.7

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