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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: logh chal je 'angweD
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Mon Mar 13 07:25:38 2017
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On 3/12/2017 10:57 PM, ghunchu'wI' 'utlh wrote:
>> Even more confusing is adding "building" to the end as a museum is already a building.
> Not quite. In English, a museum is usually understood to be a building, but it can also be a more abstract organization. In Klingon, it seems that {'angweD} has the abstract meaning as primary, and adding {qach} is the normal way to get across what in English is the default.
A museum can be any collection of artifacts or objects on display—even
non-solid ones. The IT department I used to work for once had a museum:
a few shelves on one wall with a collection of old computers, each with
a placard describing it. It was an *'angweD* without an *'angweD qach.*
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/12/2017 10:57 PM, ghunchu'wI'
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<pre wrap="">Even more confusing is adding "building" to the end as a museum is already a building.
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<pre wrap="">Not quite. In English, a museum is usually understood to be a building, but it can also be a more abstract organization. In Klingon, it seems that {'angweD} has the abstract meaning as primary, and adding {qach} is the normal way to get across what in English is the default.</pre>
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<p>A museum can be any collection of artifacts or objects on
display—even non-solid ones. The IT department I used to work for
once had a museum: a few shelves on one wall with a collection of
old computers, each with a placard describing it. It was an <b>'angweD</b>
without an <b>'angweD qach.</b><br>
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