[tlhIngan Hol] using ordinals on their own

[Will Martin]

I get that, but to yell at a crowd “The first to flee is a traitor!” leaves open the opportunity for one guy to take the hit for the others and then everybody is right behind him because, hey, you didn’t say anything about the second person to flee.

Say it my way and the clearer message is that we’re all in this mess together, and only a traitor would abandon those who stand and fight. All who flee are traitors.

pItlh

charghwI’ ‘utlh
(ghaH, ghaH, -Daj)




> On Apr 29, 2022, at 1:49 PM, SuStel <sustel at trimboli.name> wrote:
> 
> On 4/29/2022 1:41 PM, Will Martin wrote:
>> Then again, the more direct message is {Haw’ maghwI’ neH.}
> 
> But it doesn't mean the same thing. In Qa'yIn's sentence, multiple people may flee, but only the first is named a traitor. In your sentence, everyone who flees is named a traitor.
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