[85626] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: -vaD
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com)
Sat May 30 05:01:47 2009
From: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com
Date: Sat, 30 May 2009 04:57:29 EDT
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
Errors-to: tlhingan-hol-bounce@kli.org
Reply-to: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
In a message dated 5/29/2009 21:38:26 Eastern Daylight Time,
doq@embarqmail.com writes:
> I don't recommend that you continue to hold the minority opinion that
> {-vaD} means "to". It won't give you many Klingon speakers to talk to
> if you use it that way.
>
> It's really easy to mistakenly decide that you have a unique
> understanding of some granular element of the Klingon language that
> differs from everybody else and you are the one who is right. I've
> done this too many times and it has not served me well. I regret every
> instance of this error.
>
As I said, I don't follow my own interpretation of the meanings of {-vaD}
and {-Daq}; I try to conform to mainstream usage. I just happen to think
that usage is wrong.
Perhaps I'm just wishing that Klingon grammar were more cut and dried,
simpler by my own standards. Oh well.
lay'tel SIvten
