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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/4/2017 2:33 PM, qurgh lungqIj
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To me {wejDIch} isn't a thing that can be
owned by someone, it's simply a way to count
things in a list. Putting a possessive on it
just seems strange to my mind.</div>
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<div>Imagine a situation in which a Romulan challenges me
to a duel. It's an honor thing, so naturally, I accept,
but I hold the Romulan in such contempt that instead of
asking someone like you to serve as my second, I instead
assign that role to my pet mugato. Would I not describe
the mugato as <b>cha'DIchwIj</b>?</div>
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<div>A {cha'DIch} in that context is a special title for a
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<p>It doesn't have to be. Since numbers can act like nouns...</p>
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<p><b>DujmeywIj tIHo'!<br>
HoSghaj wa'DIchwIj.<br>
'IH cha'DIchwIj.<br>
veQ Duj 'oH wejDIchwIj'e'.<br>
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