[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: 'aSya'

[nIqolay Q]

On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 3:47 PM, Lieven <levinius at gmx.de> wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 12:33 PM, mayqel qunenoS <mihkoun at gmail.com
>
>> <mailto:mihkoun at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     So we can glue two nouns together ?
>>
>
> Am 13.07.2017 um 19:25 schrieb qurgh lungqIj:
>
>> The common practice is to keep nouns separate [...]
>>
>
> Am 13.07.2017 um 19:45 schrieb SuStel:
> > No. Your question is exactly why we have to be careful when telling
> > people that Okrand said it wasn't a big deal.
>
> Indeed, all of the above is correct, and I won't contradict.
>
> Just for the record, I want to add that this is something that we have
> agreed on, just because it makes it easier for beginners (and others) to
> read the words. This is one of the situations of TKD that leaves different
> interpretations and has lead to long discussions in the past: some say that
> TKD only explains compound nouns, others see it as a guideline how to
> "make" compound words. The three lines in TKD are really not much, and
> after all, it really doesn't matter, so Okrand is right that we shouldn't
> bother too much about that.


I still think coining new compound words is acceptable, but I do understand
the value of not confusing beginners, so I'll stay off the topic from now
on.
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