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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Actually we do have a bit of liberty to play with it. Although there are no other examples of {-taHvIS} in a law’/puS formula – aberrant or otherwise – you can
certainly add an introductory clause (using a Type 9 suffix) before the comparison proper. Here are Okrand’s examples with such clauses marked with angle brackets:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">< tlhutlhmeH > HIq ngeb qaq law' bIQ qaq puS
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Drinking fake ale is better than drinking water. (TKW)<br>
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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">< jonlu'meH > wo'maj pop tIn law' Hoch tIn puS
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Our Empire's highest bounty has been placed on his head. (ST5 notes)<br>
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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">< noH ghoblu'DI' > yay quv law' Hoch quv puS
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">In war there is nothing more honorable than victory. (TKW)<br>
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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">< tlhIngan wo' yuQmey chovlu'chugh > Qo'noS potlh law' Hoch potlh puS
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">The principal planet of the Klingon Empire, Qo'noS... (S27)<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">< cha’ DISmo’ > jIH qan law’ SoH qan puS
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I'm two years older than you. (Lieven < Okrand, 7/25/2016)<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">< cha’ ’ujmo’ > jIH woch law’ SoH woch puS
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I'm two 'ujes taller than you. (Lieven < Okrand, 7/25/2016)<br>
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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">< reH latlh qabDaq > qul tuj law' Hoch tuj puS
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">The fire is always hotter on someone else's face. (PK)<br>
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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">< qIbDaq SuvwI''e' > SoH Dun law' Hoch Dun puS
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">You would be the greatest warrior in the galaxy. (ST5)<br>
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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">< DujvamDaq tlhIngan nuH tu'lu'bogh > pov law' Hoch pov puS
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‘ej < DujvamDaq 'op SuvwI' tu'lu'bogh > po' law' tlhIngan yo'<br>
SuvwI' law' po' puS <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">It [IKC Pagh] has the best weapons and some of the finest warriors<br>
in the Klingon fleet. (S7)<br>
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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">So to re-cast your first example, I would see nothing wrong with:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"> Suvlu'taHvIS batlh potlh law' yIn potlh puS [or]<br>
Suvlu'taHvIS batlh potlh law' tlhuH potlh puS <br>
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<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Fortunately here we have the homophonous noun/verb pairs {yIn} and {tlhuH}.
<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">--<br>
Voragh<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">_____________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> mayqel qunen'oS<br>
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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">[…] could we write something like the following?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"> Suvlu'taHvIS batlh potlh law' yInlu'taHvIS tlhuH potlh puS
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honor while fighting is more important than breath while living<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">or maybe even:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"> SuvchoHlu'DI' batlh potlh law' yInchoHlu'DI' tlhuH potlh puS
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as soon as someone begins to fight honor is more important <br>
than breath as soon he begins to live<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4.0pt">nIqolay Q:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4.0pt">> But that grammar has never been elaborated on and we have no other <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4.0pt">> examples, so it's probably best not to mess too much with it.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4.0pt">Yes, indeed. But it's truly a pity though.. With the law'/puS construction being rigid the way it is, I wish we were given the liberty to play with it, even if that meant having the freedom to place a simple
type-9 clause before the {puS} part.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4.0pt">~ Dana'an<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4.0pt">I love you maltz<o:p></o:p></p>
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