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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] qIHpu'ghach wa'DIch: 'ay' cha'
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (De'vID jonpIn)
Sun Jan 29 02:38:34 2012
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Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:38:19 +0100
From: "De'vID jonpIn" <de.vid.jonpin@gmail.com>
To: tlhIngan-Hol@kli.org
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loghaD:
> > I'd argue that Borg ngogh would be sufficient, however; Borg ngogh'a'
would suggest that it was remarkable even by Borg Cube standards
QeS 'utlh:
> My counter-argument would be that {-'a'} applies only to the word
{ngogh}, not the whole phrase, and the {Borg ngogh'a'} certainly is
remarkable by the standards of what usually constitutes a {ngogh}. The only
canon examples of it to date refer to pillows, loaves of bread, chocolate
and building bricks, and the Borg cube beats all of them by a huge margin.
That's how I read it, i.e., as {[Borg] [ngogh'a']} not {[Borg ngogh]['a']}.
Just be sure to be consistent so that later if they talk about a Borg
sphere, it's a {Borg moQ'a'} and not a mere {Borg moQ}.
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<p><br>
loghaD:<br>
> > I'd argue that Borg ngogh would be sufficient, however; Borg =
ngogh'a' would suggest that it was remarkable even by Borg Cube sta=
ndards</p>
<p>QeS 'utlh:<br>
> My counter-argument would be that {-'a'} applies only to the w=
ord {ngogh}, not the whole phrase, and the {Borg ngogh'a'} certainl=
y is remarkable by the standards of what usually constitutes a {ngogh}. The=
only canon examples of it to date refer to pillows, loaves of bread, choco=
late and building bricks, and the Borg cube beats all of them by a huge mar=
gin.</p>
<p>That's how I read it, i.e., as {[Borg] [ngogh'a']} not {[Bor=
g ngogh]['a']}.</p>
<p>Just be sure to be consistent so that later if they talk about a Borg sp=
here, it's a {Borg moQ'a'} and not a mere {Borg moQ}.</p>
<p>--<br>
De'vID</p>
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