tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Aug 11 20:01:11 1997
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HIvqa' veqlargh!
- From: "Neal Schermerhorn" <[email protected]>
- Subject: HIvqa' veqlargh!
- Date: Mon, 11 Aug 1997 23:03:40 -0400
I wrote a sentence recently - this is basically it:
'o'wIjDaq loD ghap'e' vIneHQo'!
BUT - this is wrong. The -Qo' means refusal. I have said "I refuse to want
a man's hand in my 'o'" - I meant "I don't want..." - that should be:
'o'wIjDaq loD ghap'e' vIneHbe'!
Unless KGT tells me differently, doesn't 'o' sort of act as a slang for
'rear' in the anatomical sense? I am not suggesting this is a legitamite
gloss of 'o', but it is certainly understood by the users of this list. I
agree with those who point out its spurious nature, but I do think clear
communication leaves room for a little intelligible slang.
I suspect a dissenting view is coming soon...
Qermaq