[tlhIngan Hol] Vanitas Vanitatum et Omnia Vanitas

[mayqel qunenoS]

De'vID:
> {'op ret} without a unit of time is like saying "some
> ago" in English.

Couldn't {'op ret} mean "some time ago" too ? Why limit it only to "some ago" ?

Don't misunderstand me; I'm not trying to argue. I'm just trying to understand !

qunnoH


On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 11:36 AM, De'vID <de.vid.jonpin at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 8 October 2016 at 09:12, mayqel qunenoS <mihkoun at gmail.com> wrote:
>> ghunchu'wI'
>>> Do you understand the sentence you quoted?
>>> Do you know what "time period" means
>>
>> What I do understand, is that numerous times on this list the {'op ret} has
>> been used without anyone objecting.
>
> I think this may be just an issue of something that is slightly odd,
> but is just understandable enough that most people feel it's not worth
> pointing out. {'op ret} without a unit of time is like saying "some
> ago" in English. Really, if you mean "one day in the past", it ought
> to be {'op Hu'}.
>
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