There’s nothing wrong with {'e' SIghba' pa' beb 'Iv} “The ceiling’s altitude obviously influences that.” Although almost always seen in a SAO (sentence-as-objects), {‘e’} is not limited to them. Okrand wrote that: The correct way to say "Do you think that...?" is {... 'e' DaQub'a'?} ('e' is "that," referring to something that precedes it in the sentence or in the discussion; DaQub'a' is "do you think it?"). [msn.onstage.startrek.expert.okrand (December 12, 1996)] Note the comment “or in the discussion”. Other examples: 'e' luSov. They know that. TKD 'e' vIlegh. I see that. TKD 'ej 'e' DaqaSmoHchugh jIlaj [line unavailable] (PB, paq'raD, Canto 16:9) And the infamous line: 'e' neHbe' vavwI' “That wasn't what my father wanted.” (ST6 subtitle) The controversy is the suffix on {vav}. Some people heard Azetbur say {'e' neHbe' vavoy} – she responded to a toast to Gorkon with {vavoy!} in another scene and the actress may well have repeated herself -- but that doesn’t affect the (perhaps colloquial) use of {‘e’}. -- Voragh On Behalf Of mayqel qunenoS jIH:
taHlaH pagh taHlaHbe'. 'e' SIghba' pa' beb 'Iv.
I just want to say that this sentence is wrong; it consists of two sentences joined by {pagh}, followed by the sentence after the {'e'}. I could have written instead {chaq taHlaH. 'e' SIghba' pa' beb 'Iv}. However I intentionally went with the "wrong" choice, because I remembered azetbur's "that is not what my father wanted". (which as I understand, to this day it continues to be a matter of controversy.