tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Aug 09 03:15:19 1996

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Re: Esperanto




Daniel Peter Noll <[email protected]> writes:
\ 
\ > How about {<Esperanto> vIjatlhbogh QaQ law' tlhIngan Hol
\ > vIjatlhbogh QaQ puS} : "The Esperanto which I speak is better than the
\ > Klingon which I speak"?
\ 
\ How about {jIjatlhmeH <Esperanto> ngeD law' tlhIngan Hol ngeD puS} :
\ "In order that I speak, Esperanto is easier than Klingon"?
\ 
\ It's close, and a lot shorter.. but does it stand up? I think Okrand used
\ a similar construct in TKW.

A lot shorter?  It only saves you one word!  I think it works, though.

-marqoS


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