tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jul 16 06:40:14 1998
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Fwd: Re: -Curses
- From: "William H. Martin" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Fwd: Re: -Curses
- Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 09:40:12 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
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From: Alan Anderson <[email protected]>
>mujang SuStel:
>>Very well. Please tell us a Klingon epithet which has been used as a
>>noun.
>"Epithet" IS defined in TKD. It is defined as an exclamation. Until we see
>SOME evidence that this definition is not as clear-cut as it is made out to
>be in that book, I will continue to regard the epithet {chuvmey} as
>exclamations.
The main difference I see between the epithets and the curses is
that if a Klingon says, {Qu'vatlh!} I console him, but if he
says, {toDSaH!} I hit him. Epithets are directed insults while
curses are undirected venting.
>SuStel
>Stardate 98534.8
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