[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: meq

[SuStel]

On 2/20/2016 9:27 AM, De'vID wrote:
> mayql qunenoS:
>> Yes, it was intentional.. Do you have boQwI' ? If yes, then type at
>> the search bar <... X law' ... X puS>, and then scroll down and read
>> the comments.
>
> Instead of citing {boQwI'}, I'd rather you cited the reference that it
> links to, namely, HolQeD 13.1.
>
> mayql qunenoS:
>> <...to say that something is as X as something else, law' is used with
>> law' (if the quality or its possession is considered positive)...>
>
> SuStel:
>> This is flat-out wrong. There is no such rule. Don't use boQwI'!
>
> The comment in {boQwI'} summarises the rule given in HolQeD 13.1,
> which says this:
> <If the quality being discussed is the same for both A and B, that is,
> if A and B are the same as far as Q goes, there are a number of
> options... If the quality being discussed is a positive one, or if
> having the quality is a positive attribute, another (similar)
> construction may be used: A Q {law'} B Q {law'}.>
>
> In what sense is the summary "flat-out wrong"?
>

In the sense of my not knowing about that HolQeD article, of course.


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