[84495] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: Klingon WOTD: SanID (number)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alan Anderson)
Wed Apr 23 19:02:40 2008
In-Reply-To: <63ACA32E-E557-4155-BFD9-6846AACD5860@embarqmail.com>
From: Alan Anderson <aranders@insightbb.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:01:01 -0400
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
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Reply-to: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
On Apr 23, 2008, at 8:40 AM, Doq wrote:
> I would have thought that {cha' vatlh DIS
> ret} would mean "the time period encompassing the past 200 years",
> since {ret} is defined as "time period ago (past)".
I believe you're misinterpreting the meaning. {ret} is just "time
period ago" (the word "past" is added commentary, not part of its
description in HolQeD). It's exactly analogous to {ben} "years ago"
and {Hu'} "days ago", specifying a time rather than an interval. It
just needs a time period word like {rep} or {Hogh} in front of it.
If you want to talk about a period of time, use {poH}.
