SuStel, could you please clarify something for me ? In the past, you've brought to my attention that I'm frequently using parenthetical phrases. At first, I hadn't realized I was actually doing it; but as soon as you told me, I realized that indeed it was something I did quite often. But there is something I don't understand.. Should parenthetical phrases be avoided ? And if yes, is it because we don't know if they are allowed, or because they can be confusing ? ~ m. qunen'oS I love you maltz !
On 5/14/2019 10:24 AM, mayqel qunen'oS wrote:
Should parenthetical phrases be avoided ? And if yes, is it because we don't know if they are allowed, or because they can be confusing ?
There are a couple of different answers to this, depending on your purposes. There is nothing wrong with parenthetical phrases in English. Too many of them is usually considered poor style, depending on your audience. Style guides will also tell you the best practices for punctuating them depending on their content. But these are prescriptions for style, not grammatical rules of the language. We have no rules on using them in Klingon, and I can't think of any canonical examples. It may just be that Okrand hasn't written any, or it may be considered poor style in Klingon, or it may actually be considered grammatically incorrect to do so. We don't know. You don't need to avoid parenthetical phrases, but you should be aware of when you're using them so that you don't mix a parenthetical phrase into your understanding of a grammatical point. So long as you punctuate them adequately, go ahead and use them. -- SuStel http://trimboli.name
On 5/14/2019 1:16 PM, mayqel qunen'oS wrote:
SuStel:
but you should be aware of when you're using them so that you don't mix a parenthetical phrase into your understanding of a grammatical point
What do you mean ?
If you mix parenthetical phrases into a sentence in which I'm trying to demonstrate some grammatical point, you may get confused by your parenthetical phrase. -- SuStel http://trimboli.name
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