tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Dec 27 19:09:04 1998
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Re: [repost] - lutHom
- From: "William H. Martin" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: [repost] - lutHom
- Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 22:07:46 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
- In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>
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On Thu, 24 Dec 1998 23:25:02 -0800 (PST) [email protected]
wrote:
> In a message dated 12/23/1998 12:06:41 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
> [email protected] writes:
>
> << Think of {ra'} as meaning "issue orders to (someone), be in command (of)"
> in a
> military sense and not as "order (something)" in a restaurant or store (for
> which Klingons might use {poQ} "demand" for all we know). Don't confuse
> English usage of "order" with the Klingon usage of {ra'}. As with any
> foreign
> language, they won't overlap 100%. >>
>
> While I easily agree with everything stated in the paragraph above, I would
> like to know if {tlhob} may be used for "ordering, requesting."
>
> peHruS
I think this function would be well served with the phrase:
qagh chonob bIyIntaHmeH 'e' vIchup.
charghwI' 'utlh