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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Eurotalk - New Words - Shopping
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (ghunchu'wI' 'utlh)
Tue Nov 8 13:17:46 2011
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From: "ghunchu'wI' 'utlh" <qunchuy@alcaco.net>
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 13:17:07 -0500
To: tlhIngan Hol email discussion forum <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
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On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 3:42 AM, Lieven Litaer <lieven.litaer@web.de> wrote:
> BTW, this one is a good example showing that the creator of Klingon is an english speaker.
I don't think it's an example of that, good or otherwise. {cha''etlh
pe'wI'} isn't plural in Klingon.
> ...scissors is plural, because it has two blades.
It's not just about the blades. Pliers and tongs are also plural (in
English). So is a pair of tweezers.
-- ghunchu'wI'
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