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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Signs and symbols
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (qunnoQ HoD)
Sat Nov 28 07:24:48 2015
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Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2015 14:24:32 +0200
From: qunnoQ HoD <mihkoun@gmail.com>
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> It's not Confucius
hmm.. I didn't know that ! thanks for bringing it to my attention though.
> maj. But why do you write commas between each part?
I thought of adding the commas,in order to make the phrase clearer.
> Why not the simpler (and parallel): {qo' luche' maQmey Deghmey je; [qo']
luche'be' mu'mey chutmey je}?
excellent point ! this is indeed simpler.. But it didn't cross my mind ! I
thought that if I used passive voice it would *sound* cooler.
qun
On Sat, Nov 28, 2015 at 12:39 PM, De'vID <de.vid.jonpin@gmail.com> wrote:
> qunnoQ HoD:
> > signs and symbols rule the world ; not words nor laws
> > confucius
>
> Daj qechvam, 'ach qonbe'qu'pu' Confucius jay'!
>
> It's not Confucius:
>
> https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/34igoy/is_the_confucius_quote_about_signs_and_symbols/
>
> qunnoQ HoD:
> > qo',luche',maQmey Deghmey je ;
>
> maj. But why do you write commas between each part?
>
> qunnoQ HoD:
> > mu'meymo' che'lu'be',chutmeymo' che'lu'be'
> > (signs and symbols rule the world ; not ruled because of words,not ruled
> > because of laws)
>
> Why not the simpler (and parallel): {qo' luche' maQmey Deghmey je;
> [qo'] luche'be' mu'mey chutmey je}?
>
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> De'vID
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div>> It's not Confucius<br></div>hmm.. =
I didn't know that ! thanks for bringing it to my attention though.<br>=
</div><br>> maj. But why do you write commas between each part?<br>I tho=
ught of adding the commas,in order to make the phrase clearer.<br><br>> =
Why not the simpler (and parallel): {qo' luche' maQmey Deghmey je; =
[qo'] luche'be' mu'mey chutmey je}?<br></div><div>excellent=
point ! this is indeed simpler.. But it didn't cross my mind ! I thoug=
ht that if I used passive voice it would *sound* cooler.<br><br>qun<br></di=
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class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Nov 28, 2015 =
at 12:39 PM, De'vID <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:de.vid.jonp=
in@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">de.vid.jonpin@gmail.com</a>></span> wrot=
e:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-l=
eft:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">qunnoQ HoD:<br>
<span class=3D"">> signs and symbols rule the world ; not words nor laws=
<br>
> confucius<br>
<br>
</span>Daj qechvam, 'ach qonbe'qu'pu' Confucius jay'!<b=
r>
<br>
It's not Confucius:<br>
<a href=3D"https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/34igoy/is_the_co=
nfucius_quote_about_signs_and_symbols/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank=
">https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/34igoy/is_the_confucius_q=
uote_about_signs_and_symbols/</a><br>
<br>
qunnoQ HoD:<br>
<span class=3D"">> qo',luche',maQmey Deghmey je ;<br>
<br>
</span>maj. But why do you write commas between each part?<br>
<br>
qunnoQ HoD:<br>
<span class=3D"">> mu'meymo' che'lu'be',chutmeymo=
9; che'lu'be'<br>
> (signs and symbols rule the world ; not ruled because of words,not rul=
ed<br>
> because of laws)<br>
<br>
</span>Why not the simpler (and parallel): {qo' luche' maQmey Deghm=
ey je;<br>
[qo'] luche'be' mu'mey chutmey je}?<br>
<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
--<br>
De'vID<br>
</font></span></blockquote></div><br></div>
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