tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jun 11 17:08:17 1996
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Re: romuluSnganpu' tlhaQwI' (KLBC)
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- Subject: Re: romuluSnganpu' tlhaQwI' (KLBC)
- Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 20:07:56 -0400
In a message dated 96-06-11 01:25:35 EDT, ghunchu'wI' wrote:
>nyuD writes:
>>romuluSnganpu' tlhaQwI' {a romulan joke | a joke with romulans}
>
>{tlhaQwI'} suggests to me a funny *person*. A joke is a funny *story* --
>how about {lut tlhaQ}?
I would suggest that {tlhaQwI'} does not necessarily refer only to a person
or a thing. My guess is that it is a very vague term, and must be supported
by context if it is to be used.
Anyway, {lut tlhaQ} is a very good phrase, especially since it is used in
Power Klingon!
SuStel
Hovjaj 96446.1