[96531] in tlhIngan-Hol
[Tlhingan-hol] tlhoS
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Fiat Knox)
Tue Jun 18 20:59:03 2013
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:58:06 +0100 (BST)
From: Fiat Knox <fiat_knox@yahoo.co.uk>
To: Alex Greene <fiat_knox@yahoo.co.uk>,
Klingon Mailing List <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Reply-To: Fiat Knox <fiat_knox@yahoo.co.uk>
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I just heard that there is an adverbial, {tlhoS} "almost, nearly, virtually=
, not quite" (adv). It's perfect - I needed just this word - but I have to =
know: are there any special instructions for its use in a sentence? Or is i=
t straightforward enough to just bung it in the sentence before the regular=
{OVS} construction like {jaS} and {nom} and {pe'vIl}?=0A=0AI was thinking =
along the lines of wondering whether it could be used like {neH} to modify =
a noun - *{loD tlhoS ghaH puqloDlI''e'} Your son is almost a man*; or does =
it just go at the start - {tlhoS loD ghaH puqloDlI''e'} - like other regula=
r adverbials, e.g. {nom loD moj puqloDlI'} "Your son grew up quickly" or {l=
oQ bIlI'} "You are slightly useful"=0A=0AActually, as insults go, {loQ bIlI=
'} and {tlhoS bIlI'} - "You are slightly useful" and "You are almost useful=
" - sound pretty awesome and snarky. I must write them down.=0A=0ABut back =
to tlhoS. Can anyone tell me where this first appeared, if anyone else has =
heard of it?=0A=0A=0A+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++=0A=0AF=
reelance Author=0A=0A=0AThe Plainclothes Clown: http://fiat-knox.livejourna=
l.com=0AThe Serpent's Tongue: http://toscapetheserpentstongue.blogspot.com/
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ga=
ramond, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>I just heard that=
there is an adverbial, </span><span><span>{tlhoS} "almost, nearly, virtual=
ly, not quite" (adv). </span>It's perfect - I needed just this word - but I=
have to know: are there any special instructions for its use in a sentence=
? Or is it straightforward enough to just bung it in the sentence before th=
e regular {OVS} construction like {jaS} and {nom} and {pe'vIl}?</span></div=
><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: garamond,=
new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><=
br></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: g=
aramond,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: no=
rmal;">I was thinking along the lines of wondering whether it could be used=
like {neH} to modify a noun - *{loD tlhoS ghaH puqloDlI''e'} Your son is
almost a man*; or does it just go at the start - {tlhoS loD ghaH puqloDlI'=
'e'} - like other regular adverbials, e.g. {nom loD moj puqloDlI'} "Your so=
n grew up quickly" or {loQ bIlI'} "You are slightly useful"</div><div style=
=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: garamond,new york,ti=
mes,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div><d=
iv style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: garamond,new=
york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">Actu=
ally, as insults go, {loQ bIlI'} and {tlhoS bIlI'} - "You are slightly usef=
ul" and "You are almost useful" - sound pretty awesome and snarky. I must w=
rite them down.</div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; fo=
nt-family: garamond,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; fo=
nt-style: normal;"><br></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: =
16px; font-family: garamond,new york,times,serif; background-color:
transparent; font-style: normal;">But back to tlhoS. Can anyone tell me wh=
ere this first appeared, if anyone else has heard of it?<br></div><div styl=
e=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: garamond,new york,t=
imes,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div><=
div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: garamond,ne=
w york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">+++=
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br></div><div>Freelance Author=
</div><br><div><br></div><div>The Plainclothes Clown: http://fiat-knox.live=
journal.com<br>The Serpent's Tongue: http://toscapetheserpentstongue.blogsp=
ot.com/</div></div></body></html>
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