9 Mar
2018
9 Mar
'18
2:19 p.m.
On 3/9/2018 2:15 PM, Felix Malmenbeck wrote:
I'd say you probably could say «vIta'be'pu'.» and be understood, but «vIta'pu'be'.» is more categorical: Not only has there been an instance of me not doing it, but also there have been no instances of me doing it (in the scope of time being considered).
I don't think there's any difference in meaning between *vIta'be'pu'* and *vIta'pu'be'* as far as anything we've ever seen. The difference between completing not-doing and not completing doing seems too hair-splitting for Klingons... or even English, since I have to resort to made-up terms like /not-doing/ to describe it. -- SuStel http://trimboli.name