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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] suffix {-qang} and {-Qo'}
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (SuStel)
Fri Oct 20 03:40:43 2017
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Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2017 15:55:44 -0400
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On 10/19/2017 3:42 PM, mayqel qunenoS wrote:
> If I write {qaQaHqangQo'}, then what does it mean ?
>
> Does it mean "I am willing to refuse to help you", or "I refuse to be
> willing to help you" ? Or does it mean both ?
Your question is really asking, do suffixes apply in a particular order?
The answer is: yes, no, and maybe. Sometimes it seems to matter,
sometimes it doesn't. What's important is that your reader or listener
can understand what you say. If you're not sure they can, rephrase.
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