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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/6/2022 5:38 PM, Will Martin wrote:<br>
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You are commanding someone to examine the facts. When should they
command the facts? They should do it before they accuse you. It’s
like you are commanding them to accuse you, since the “before you
accuse me” is just basically a time stamp placed on the command to
examine the facts.
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<div class="">In other words, it’s fine if they accuse you, so
long as they examine the facts first.</div>
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<p>No. He is commanding them to examine the facts before they accuse
him, because when they examine the facts they'll probably find
that they have no basis to make an accusation.<br>
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cite="mid:B06CB2E8-5F71-409A-9216-2C8F038B2B19@mac.com">What is
your goal? Your mission? You want the person to not accuse you.</blockquote>
<p>No. He wants the person to come to the realization that they
don't have a basis with which to accuse him, or else be ready to
surprise him with actual evidence.<br>
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<p>Klingons are direct, but they are not incapable of subtlety or
the desire to humiliate an adversary. Not every spoken word is a
blunt instrument.<br>
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<div class="">On May 6, 2022, at 8:39 AM, D qunen'oS <<a
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<div dir="auto" class="">Suppose I write:</div>
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<div dir="auto" class="">chopumchoHpa', ngoD
tIpojchu'pu'</div>
<div class="">before you begin to accuse me, have
examined the facts</div>
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<div dir="auto" class="">Would it be correct?</div>
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<div class="">Meaning that you need to have already
examined the facts, before you start throwing
accusations.</div>
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<div class="">Of course, I could just write
{chopumchoHpa', ngoDmey bopojnISchu'pu'}, but the
thing I'm wondering is whether it would be
right/acceptable to use aspect with imperatives.</div>
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