[Tlhingan-hol] Signs and symbols

[qunnoQ HoD]

> It's not Confucius
hmm.. I didn't know that ! thanks for bringing it to my attention though.

> maj. But why do you write commas between each part?
I thought of adding the commas,in order to make the phrase clearer.

> Why not the simpler (and parallel): {qo' luche' maQmey Deghmey je; [qo']
luche'be' mu'mey chutmey je}?
excellent point ! this is indeed simpler.. But it didn't cross my mind ! I
thought that if I used passive voice it would *sound* cooler.

qun



On Sat, Nov 28, 2015 at 12:39 PM, De'vID <de.vid.jonpin at gmail.com> wrote:

> qunnoQ HoD:
> > signs and symbols rule the world ; not words nor laws
> > confucius
>
> Daj qechvam, 'ach qonbe'qu'pu' Confucius jay'!
>
> It's not Confucius:
>
> https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/34igoy/is_the_confucius_quote_about_signs_and_symbols/
>
> qunnoQ HoD:
> > qo',luche',maQmey Deghmey je ;
>
> maj. But why do you write commas between each part?
>
> qunnoQ HoD:
> > mu'meymo' che'lu'be',chutmeymo' che'lu'be'
> > (signs and symbols rule the world ; not ruled because of words,not ruled
> > because of laws)
>
> Why not the simpler (and parallel): {qo' luche' maQmey Deghmey je;
> [qo'] luche'be' mu'mey chutmey je}?
>
> --
> De'vID
>
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