<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Keep in mind that a witch is a fictitious character who lives in a world where communication with demons and spirits is on par with communication with a person, so the witch IS using the imperative because the witch commands the spirits. It’s not just a wish made vaguely toward the future. It’s a command toward a specific spirit.<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jan 20, 2022, at 9:29 AM, mayqel qunen'oS <<a href="mailto:mihkoun@gmail.com" class="">mihkoun@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="auto" class="">SuStel:<div dir="auto" class="">> Furthermore, mayqel may be</div><div dir="auto" class="">> misunderstanding May you enjoy the</div><div dir="auto" class="">> food as an imperative</div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">Yes, indeed. Perhaps I was influenced by the way the witch in that series uttered the curse. It must have been the tone of her voice.</div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">It's like saying to someone "you want to go to leave the room?" (question), and "you *want* to leave the room", stressing the "want". So then it isn't a question anymore but something else. A statement perhaps? Maybe even a threat (given the right context)?</div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">Anyway, I understand now, so thanks for all the replies.<br class=""><br class=""><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="auto" class="">--<br class="">Dana'an <br class=""><a href="https://sacredtextsinklingon.wordpress.com/" class="">https://sacredtextsinklingon.wordpress.com/</a><br class="">Ζεὺς ἦν, Ζεὺς ἐστίν, Ζεὺς ἔσσεται· ὦ μεγάλε Ζεῦ</div></div></div>
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