Am 11.10.2017 um 17:13 schrieb nIqolay Q:
What's interesting to me is that one of the first canon sentences for {vItlh} (from the Smithsonian Air and Space tour app) was a law'-puS construction: {DoDaj vItlh law' wab Do vItlh puS.} I wonder if it was coined specifically to avoid using {law'} twice in a row.
I think it's the difference in the definition: They are talking about speed, especially the amount of speed measured in numbers. The speed was higher, but they were stil ltalking about ONE speed. Using {law'} "be many" would mean that they are talking about several speeds, in plural. {DoDaj vItlh law' wab Do vItlh puS.} "The speed is higher than the speed of sound" {DoDaj law' law' wab Do law' puS.} "His speeds are more than the sound's speeds" -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.klingonisch.net http://www.klingonwiki.net/En/GoFlight