tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Apr 17 06:45:12 2006
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Re: no' Hol: pung ghap HoS
- From: Shane MiQogh <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: no' Hol: pung ghap HoS
- Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 06:44:55 -0700 (PDT)
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[email protected] wrote: In a message dated 4/17/2006 1:43:22 AM Central Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
> ghItlhpu' Shane MiQogh, ja':
> >And how would i recognize the idioms?
>
> The answer to that is self-evident: you must *learn* the idioms, along with
> their meanings. Idiomatic phrases are usually pretty formulaic (e.g. "let
> the cat out of the bag", "get up on your high horse"), which makes them easy
> to recognise.
>
Merely recognizing an idiom is easy. It's what doesn't make sense even
though you understand the words and grammar. Figuring out what it means after
you've discovered it usually requires guessing from context or asking.
An idiom is a single vocabulary item, even though it usually has several
words.
lay'tel SIvten
And that's where my problem is.. I never got the "water" thing in the "glass" or other container thing... How was i supposed to know it means "you are wrong"? lol I see no connection... "you were fooled" would make more sence.
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