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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] -meH with -pu'/-ta'
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jeffrey Clark)
Wed Mar 13 11:22:29 2019
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From: Jeffrey Clark <jmclark85@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 11:22:24 -0400
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> On Mar 13, 2019, at 10:03, mayqel qunen'oS <mihkoun@gmail.com> wrote:
> {vIghro' tIQ vIje'meH, HuchwIj Hoch vI'anmoHpu'}
> In order to buy the ancient cat, I went bankrupt.
>=20
> How would this be any different from writing:
>=20
> {vIghro' tIQ vIje'ta'meH, HuchwIj Hoch vI'anmoHpu'} ?
The English translations seem awkward, but the distinction in Klingon makes s=
ense to me. In the second one, you are affirming/emphasising that you did, i=
ndeed, buy the cat. Whereas in the first one it=E2=80=99s kinda left ambiguo=
us.
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from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Mar 13, 2019, at 10:03, mayqel qunen'oS <=
;<a href=3D"mailto:mihkoun@gmail.com">mihkoun@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div>=
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<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">{vIghro' tIQ vIje'me=
H, HuchwIj Hoch vI'anmoHpu'}</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">In order to buy the a=
ncient cat, I went bankrupt.</p>
<br>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">How would this be an=
y different from writing:</p>
<br>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">{vIghro' tIQ vIje'ta=
'meH, HuchwIj Hoch vI'anmoHpu'} ?</p></div></blockquote><br><div>The English=
translations seem awkward, but the distinction in Klingon makes sense to me=
. In the second one, you are affirming/emphasising that you did, indeed, buy=
the cat. Whereas in the first one it=E2=80=99s kinda left ambiguous.</div><=
div><br></div><div>=E2=80=94jevreH</div></body></html>=
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