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Re: KLBC: poHmey -- oops

Please replace all {tlhoq}mey with {tlhaq}...

According to William H. Martin:
> 
> According to Alan Anderson:
> > 
> > ter'eS asks:
> > >How does one tell time in Klingon?
> 
> Nobody really answered the proper way to tell time in Klingon,
> given the inconsistencies on the tape. What *I* take the tape
> to tell me is that Klingons are not totally consistent, though
> the most correct form is the most formal. 5:30 PM would be
> {wa'maH Sochvatlh wejmaH rep}. You can apparently clip this to
> {wa'maH Soch wejmaH rep}, though this is less correct, since it
> fits an example, but not a rule.
> 
> The "noon" example is such an obvious blunder that it is not an
> example of anything useful.
> 
> As for asking what time it is, my gut feeling is that a Klingon
> would NEVER ask you what time it was and trust you to give an
> honest answer. Therefore, as a Klingon, I tend to suggest
> {tlhoqlIj HI'ang.} or, if I was in a bad mood, {tlhoqlIj
> HInob.} emphasizing my point with the most appropriate weapon
> for the distance between us.
> 
> We do have the example in TKD which translates to "My
> chronometer has stopped," which may be the closest thing we
> will get to asking what time it is. It may well be that "What
> time is it?" rates right in there with "Have a nice day," and
> "Please." These are things no Klingon would actually say.
> 
> If you INSIST on how to ask, "What time is it?" and you don't
> mind making it obvious that you are a Terran tourist, I'd
> suggest getting to the point and asking something like, {wej
> qaSpu' *dinner* qar'a'?} Your host will be much less suspicious
> of you than if you fail to indicate WHY you want to know what
> time it is. Perhaps you are synchronizing your behavior with
> some conspiracy? 
> 
> If you are willing to take that risk, then {rep 'ar *displays*
> tlhoqlIj?} I recommend you ask this from a defendable position.
> I don't have TKD with me. display (v) = cha'? 'ang?
> 
> charghwI'
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