tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue May 21 09:18:52 1996
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Re: KLBC
According to [email protected]:
>
> >>> 2. My eyebrows are smaller than those of a Klingon's
> >>> -> Huy'meywI' mach law' tlhIngan mach puS
>
> >> "My poetic-referenced-eyebrows are smaller than a Klingon."
> >> (I should hope so!) Eyebrows count as body parts, so they take the
> >> special plural suffix {-Du'} unless you want intentionally to break
> >> that particular grammatical rule for poetic effect. You also ought
> >> to refer to {tlhIngan Huy'Du'} in the second part of the phrase,
> >> since you're not comparing your eyebrows to a whole Klingon.
>
> > Actually, it says "My poetic-referenced, scattered-all-about eyebrows which
> > are capable of using language are smaller than a Klingon."
>
> That's going a little too far, isn't it? It should just be "My scattered
> eyebrows are smaller than a Klingon." The -mey suffix has none to do with
> being able to use language.
Looks like time for you to visit your TKD again. Body parts
with {-mey} are more than just scattered all about. It is
marked language, odd, but accepted in some poetic settings that
are not entirely understood by other cultures...
> Ford
charghwI'
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