[85322] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: joj
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Doq)
Sun Mar 29 18:32:22 2009
From: Doq <doq@embarqmail.com>
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
In-Reply-To: <49CE83B1.1030105@trimboli.name>
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:29:21 -0400
Errors-to: tlhingan-hol-bounce@kli.org
Reply-to: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
I agree that {joj} for "between" seems wrong here. Another approach
might be:
le' De'wI' QonoS 'aqroS mI'. tlhoy puS X. tlhoy tIn Y.
Doq
On Mar 28, 2009, at 4:08 PM, David Trimboli wrote:
> nahqun@gmail.com wrote:
>> Allright, years later, I'm still confused by (joj).
>>
>> I understand that it works the same way as ('em) and the like, but
>> generally you want 2 nouns when saying "between".
>>
>> I can say ('uSDu'lIj joj), but how do I add in another noun?
>>
>> For clarity, the sentence in question is "The maximum size of the log
>> file must be between X and Y MB."
>
> {joj} refers to a spatial kind of between, not the kind you're talking
> about. We have no simple and convenient way to do what you want.
>
> ta 'aqroS tIn law' X MB tIn puS 'ej Y MB tIn law' ta 'aqroS tIn puS
> net poQ.
>
> --
> David Trimboli
> http://www.trimboli.name/
>
>
