[tlhIngan Hol] excuse me but what the jay' is {taymey}

[Will Martin]

Perhaps in a book {taymey} would be a forward, introduction, afterward, or appendix. In a documentary, it might be the part at the beginning where the narrator whets your appetite for the story about to be told, or the part at the end that summarizes what happened to the various people after the event that the documentary is about. In a traditional Southern Square Dance, it might be the improvised introduction used to synchronize the dancers to the tune before starting the dance taught during the walk-through, or perhaps the walk-through itself. 

It’s a supportive add-on, not part of the main thing divided into chapters. Does that help?

> On Nov 11, 2021, at 7:50 AM, mayqel qunen'oS <mihkoun at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> We have:
> 
> {bI'reS taymey} (n) "prologue"
> {bertlham taymey} (n) "epilogue"
> 
> But then we have the obscure definition of {taymey}. Read:
> 
> {taymey} (n) "section of a book or play or the like that's separate
> from the main portion of the work. taymey is a frozen form and is
> considered singular. It's okay to say taymeymey".
> 
> Obviously, I must not be "the brightest bulb on the Yule tree" because
> I still can't understand what the jay' {taymey} actually is.
> 
> Seemingly apparently it isn't a paragraph, but is it a "chapter"?
> Because if it isn't a chapter, then with the exception of {bI'reS
> taymey} and {bertlham taymey} I can't understand in what other way it
> could be useful.
> 
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