tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Dec 20 07:56:39 1996
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Re: "Excalibur" vImugh
>Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1996 16:10:44 -0800
>From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
>
>December 18, 1996 5:20 PM, jatlh HurghwI':
>
>> HIqlIj DanuDDI', qaSpu'be'bogh wanI'mey DanuD. 'oH Datlhutlhta'be'chugh, nuq
>> DaSovbej? 'ej vaj SoH paSqu'ba' . . . . paSqu'.
>>
>> "Looking at the cake's like looking at the future; until you've tasted it,
>> what do you really know? And then, of course, it's too late . . . . too
>late."
>> -Merlin, "Excalibur"
>> In light of the fact that a suspicious Klingon would likely inspect his
>> drink for poison (and there's no word for cake), I've changed the subject to
>> liquor.
>
>Good idea, but only a coward would use such a method!
>
>The only problem I have with the above (I like the sentence) is the last bit.
>{vaj SoH paSqu'ba'}? I don't understand that at all. The {vaj} is
>"therefore," not "next."
I think using the verb-suffix -pa' would be a little clearer than
"Datlhutlhta'be'chugh": "'oH Datlhutlhpa', nuq DaSovbej? 'ej
Datlhutlhpu'DI', paSqu'ba'."
~mark