On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 3:07 PM, mayqel qunenoS <mihkoun@gmail.com> wrote:

There is something I don't understand with regards to the additional definition of "whereas" which was given to the {'ach}.

How is it possible to write a sentence, where the reader will understand only the "whereas", instead of the other meanings of {'ach} ?

~ nI'ghma

Use the idiom that came with it. I'd say something like:

{Ha'DIbaH neH Sop loDnal 'ach, ro' mojchugh ghIt, naH neH Sop be'nalDaj}
"The husband eats only meat, whereas his wife eats only vegetables"

{mIp ghowron 'ej ngeD yInDaj 'ach, ro' mojchugh ghIt, mIpHa' torgh 'ej Qatlhqu' yInDaj}
"Gowron is rich and his life is easy, whereas Torg is poor and his life is very difficult"

But is whereas simply a synonym for but, or is there some subtle difference? The idiomatic expression appears to be an alternative to using 'ach as whereas, but it is not made clear what the difference between but and whereas is supposed to be.

Dictionary.com defines this kind of but as "on the contrary," and whereas as "while on the contrary." Not much difference there.

It looks like Okrand is using whereas to contrast two approximately equal alternatives, and that this is somehow different from ordinary but. If this is the case, then 'ach meaning both of them means Klingon doesn't distinguish this meaning except with the idiomatic expression.

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