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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] The Klingon Is MUCH Braver ...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (lojmitti7wi7nuv@gmail.com)
Tue Jan 6 17:03:23 2015
From: lojmitti7wi7nuv@gmail.com
In-Reply-To: <F52986192E9FE346B0B7EF3D6F98E87712459DA0@EXDB3.ug.kth.se>
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2015 17:03:07 -0500
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If you assume that {loQ} works for a small degree of difference, then why n=
ot use {pe=92vIl} or even {tlhoy} to indicate great difference or too much =
difference? Why choose a different grammatical mechanism to indicate a grea=
ter degree of contrast than you use for a smaller degree of contrast than t=
he assumed norm?
lojmIt tI=92wI=92 nuv =91utlh
Retired Door Repair Guy
> On Jan 6, 2015, at 3:31 PM, Felix Malmenbeck <felixm@kth.se> wrote:
> =
> We do have the formula "A Q law'be' B Q puSbe'" for negating the comparat=
ive.
> http://klingonska.org/canon/2004-03-holqed-13-1.txt
> =
> While not quite the same , I would wager a guess that you could use -qu' =
in the same way, adding it to both law' and puS.
> =
> Another solution might be to make a two-sentence construction out of it, =
such as =ABtlhIngan yoH law' verengan yoH puS. pImqu'.=BB
> That's highly ambiguous, though; it could simply mean "The Klingon is bra=
ver than the Ferengi, and as such they are very different."
> Perhaps there's some better verb for this.
> =
> ________________________________________
> From: Fiat Knox [fiat_knox@yahoo.co.uk]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2015 21:09
> To: Klingon Mailing List
> Subject: [Tlhingan-hol] The Klingon Is MUCH Braver ...
> =
> I'm looking at comparatives and superlatives at the moment.
> =
> tlhIngan yoH law' verengan yoH puS is practically a set phrase.
> =
> But has the topic cropped up where the difference is great - The Klingon =
is much braver than the Ferengi?
> =
> When describing slight differences, I've often used loQ before comparativ=
es - loQ tera'ngan yoH law' verengan yoH puS The Terran is slightly braver =
than a Ferengi for instance - but where there is a great difference, has th=
e topic of expressing this greater difference cropped up?
> And I don't mean by use of superlatives - tlhIngan yoH law' Hoch yoH puS =
either.
> =
> An example: a comment has been thrown in my direction asking why law'qu' =
cannot be used, where to my knowledge {A X law'qu' B X puS} has not been se=
en in the wild. I've not seen this being discussed before here. I'd appreci=
ate discussion on this.
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