[88162] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: How Many of Them Can We Make Die!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (lojmIt tI'wI' nuv)
Wed Aug 11 13:41:44 2010
From: "lojmIt tI'wI' nuv" <lojmitti7wi7nuv@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTi=J0-YaX=oJym2SK0Wi00m7PYmnz9-jbi_o+TWp@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:35:45 -0400
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
Errors-to: tlhingan-hol-bounce@kli.org
Reply-to: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
Well, for that matter, the 18th century screws were essentially twisted nails with very course, slow spirals, and a "screw driver" was what we now call a hammer (because all hammers were originally called "drivers"), while what we now call a screw driver was originally known as a "screw turner".
I like your new versions and am very impressed by the entire undertaking. Regardless of your mastery of weapons, your mastery of words is beyond contest.
pItlh.
lojmIt tI'wI' nuv
On Aug 11, 2010, at 1:00 PM, ghunchu'wI' 'utlh wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 4:47 PM, lojmIt tI'wI' nuv <
> lojmitti7wi7nuv@gmail.com> wrote:
>> A master of tools has a hammer and a screwdriver and uses the best one for
>> each job.
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> On the other hand, a great master of tools should be able to use whatever is
> at hand to do whatever must be done.
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>> I think you should change the verbs.
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> lu'. vaj yaH
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>> pe'chu' yan 'ej SIj 'obmaQ,
>> boch 'ej jej Hoch nuHmey vaQ.
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> 'ej chen
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>> wovqu' yan 'ej chuS 'obmaQ,
>> boch 'ej jej nuHmeymaj vaQ
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> laj'a'?
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> -- ghunchu'wI'
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