tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Apr 30 18:17:16 1997
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RE: Loose translation "Under foot"
- From: Marian Schwartz <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: Loose translation "Under foot"
- Date: 30 Apr 97 21:16:02 EDT
ghItlh SuStel
>... One cannot literally translate the slang or
>colloquialisms of any language into another and expect them to make much
>sense. Oh, the occasional saying may work out, but it would be the exception,
>not the rule. The problem is not that Klingon is less flexible. The problem
>is that we do not know many Klingon slang expressions and colloquialisms. We
>know a few, but not nearly as many as we know in English. There are probably
>many more in Klingon. For a good number of Klingon expressions, see TKW.<
Here's one for starters: "pIpyuS yIghor!"
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