tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jul 17 07:54:15 1998
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Re: Re: -Curses
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Re: -Curses
- Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 19:35:12 -0400
From: William H. Martin <[email protected]>
To: Multiple recipients of list <[email protected]>
Date: Thursday, July 16, 1998 9:51 AM
Subject: Fwd: Re: -Curses
>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.
Well, they're all curses. The distinction to make is between "epithets" and
"invectives," and this distinction is made in TKD.
SuStel
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