tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Feb 04 05:11:27 1998
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Re: KLBC: Asterix
- From: "William H. Martin" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: KLBC: Asterix
- Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 08:11:38 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
- Priority: NORMAL
On Wed, 4 Feb 1998 01:06:05 -0800 (PST) Qov <[email protected]>
wrote:
> At 06:43 98-02-02 -0800, edy wrote:
> }mughuHmoH Qov
>
> }>Note that it takes this order ONLY as a toast. As a general statement the
> }>subject {chaj} would follow the verb.
> }
> } And about this construction:
> }
> }reH qa'pu' QaQ lItlhejjaj
> }(May the good spirits accompany you (all) always)
>
> In a toast only. And only assuming that the concept "good spirits"
> translates into Klingon.
I don't believe that this works "in a toast only". I think it
works only in a classic toast written in earlier times... In
other words, Okrand can do it and we can't unless we are quoting
him. He obviously made a mistake with {'IwlIj jachjaj} and
Krankor caught him and Okrand covered his butt, humorously. All
modern toasts must be written with modern grammar. This has to
be: {reH lItlhejjaj qa'pu' QaQ}
> Qov [email protected]
> Beginners' Grammarian
>
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