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KLBC - permission vs. ability

• From: [email protected]
• Subject: KLBC - permission vs. ability
• Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 07:24:35 EST

I remember in elementary school, students asking the teacher "can I go to the
bathroom?",  and the teacher correcting them by saying "you mean 'MAY I go to
the bathroom?'".  I wanted to convey this in Klingon, how did I do?
 
can I go to the bathroom:  puchpa' vIghoSlaH'a'?

At first I thought maybe:  puchpa' vIghoS'a'?   
but I thought this sounded like asking IF I was going to the bathroom, 
sort of "am I going the right direction to the bathroom?"
 
so this is what I came up with:  puchpa' vIghoS 'e' Dachaw''a'?
or would this be better:               puchpa' bIghoS 'e' chochaw'?

Close?
 
SIHwI'

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