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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] New word from MO: {jIr} (excl) "Big deal!"
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (De'vID)
Wed Nov 4 11:12:27 2015
In-Reply-To: <563A0F07.7090209@gmx.de>
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2015 17:12:10 +0100
From: "De'vID" <de.vid.jonpin@gmail.com>
To: tlhIngan-Hol <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Errors-To: tlhingan-hol-bounces@kli.org
On 4 November 2015 at 14:58, Lieven <levinius@gmx.de> wrote:
> Am 04.11.2015 um 13:40 schrieb Felix Malmenbeck:
>>
>> So, was it clear if the expression sometimes goes together with the
>> gesture, or never?
>
> No, just ignore it. Okrand threw away the idea, which he sometimes does, so
> there is no need to even think about it. If he says "forget about that
> part", then we should not use it.
As I understood Zrajm's original post, the gesture is optional:
>> Initially he insisted that this expression always goes together with a
>> gesture in which you point at the ceiling, then move your hand in a
>> rotating motion. Later (day afterwards, less influenced by beer?) he
>> later changed his mind on this, saying that just saying {jIr} is
>> alright.
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De'vID
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