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RE: qoSwIj

Steven Boozer ([email protected])

• From: Steven Boozer <[email protected]>
• Subject: RE: qoSwIj
• Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 15:15:44 -0600
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• Thread-topic: qoSwIj

Voragh:
>> "When an event over which one has some control ends (one can't cause a
>> month to end), a different verb is used: {van}. [...]
>> Note that the voyage and the song cannot end themselves. Someone has to
>> end them.

They may be able to begin themselves.  E.g.

  taghbej mu'qaD veS 
  Curse-warfare has definitely begun. PK 

However, {tagh} "begin a process" can take an object:

  Qu' DataghDI' 'aqtu' mellota' je yIqaw 
  When you begin a mission, remember Aktuh and Mellota. TKW


-- 
Voragh                          
Canon Master of the Klingons

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