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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Who does {-oy} show endearment to
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lieven)
Thu Aug 17 11:19:08 2017
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Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2017 17:19:13 +0200
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Am 17.08.2017 um 17:11 schrieb mayqel qunenoS:
> Is there a possibility that person C, in his effort to recreate what
> person A would say, is actually showing endearment too toward person B ?
> Perhaps even if he doesn't want to ?
When I read SuStel's example, I see small children discussing with each
other, and I can't read person C with an ironic tone:
{You can tell your "daddy" that I don't care.}
> But what if we didn't have a "negative" example ? What if instead of the
> {choHIvchugh} we had {choQaHchugh} ? Couldn't it here be possible of an
> endearment being expressed from C, toward the "daddy" of A ?
That would only make sense if they really like the person, like two sons
talking about their common father.
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Lieven L. Litaer
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