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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] rup

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (qunnoQ HoD)
Thu Nov 12 03:07:25 2015

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2015 10:07:09 +0200
From: qunnoQ HoD <mihkoun@gmail.com>
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> You wouldn=E2=80=99t use {bIH} to refer to a group of Klingons (unless yo=
u were
trying to start a fight).

so {bIH} is considered insulting ? interesting.. I didn't know that.

On Wed, Nov 11, 2015 at 11:15 PM, Andr=C3=A9 M=C3=BCller <esperantist@gmail=
.com>
wrote:

> Correction:
>
> 2015-11-11 21:45 GMT+01:00 Will Martin <lojmitti7wi7nuv@gmail.com>:
>
>> Just to point out two things about Okrand=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9Cglosses=E2=
=80=9D:
>>
>> 1. He never uses the infinitive form of a verb because Klingon doesn=E2=
=80=99t
>> have an infinitive form.
>>
>
> Yes, he does. "Earn", "be (fresh)", "end" etc. *are* the infinitives in
> English. MO just leaves out the "to" because it's superfluous. In English=
,
> infinitives are usually preceded by "to", but not always (e.g. "I can spe=
ak
> Klingon." or "You must be crazy.").
>
> - Andr=C3=A9
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>&gt; You wouldn=E2=80=99t use {bIH} to refer to a gro=
up of Klingons (unless you were trying to start a fight).<br><br></div>so {=
bIH} is considered insulting ? interesting.. I didn&#39;t know that.<br></d=
iv><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 11=
, 2015 at 11:15 PM, Andr=C3=A9 M=C3=BCller <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D=
"mailto:esperantist@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">esperantist@gmail.com</a>&=
gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 =
0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Correc=
tion:<br><div><div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote=
"><span class=3D"">2015-11-11 21:45 GMT+01:00 Will Martin <span dir=3D"ltr"=
>&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:lojmitti7wi7nuv@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">lojmitt=
i7wi7nuv@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span>:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" sty=
le=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div s=
tyle=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><div>Just to point out two things about Okran=
d=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9Cglosses=E2=80=9D:</div><div><br></div><div>1. He never=
 uses the infinitive form of a verb because Klingon doesn=E2=80=99t have an=
 infinitive form.</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div></span><div>Yes, h=
e does. &quot;Earn&quot;, &quot;be (fresh)&quot;, &quot;end&quot; etc. *are=
* the infinitives in English. MO just leaves out the &quot;to&quot; because=
 it&#39;s superfluous. In English, infinitives are usually preceded by &quo=
t;to&quot;, but not always (e.g. &quot;I can speak Klingon.&quot; or &quot;=
You must be crazy.&quot;). <br></div><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"=
#888888"><div><br></div><div>- Andr=C3=A9<br></div></font></span></div></di=
v></div></div></div>
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