tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Sep 21 07:05:50 1998

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Re: Klingon Language Clan

• From: "William H. Martin" <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: Klingon Language Clan
• Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 10:05:39 -0400 (EDT)
• In-Reply-To: <19980921072354.AAA22017@cx138071-a> from "Andeen, Eric" at Sep 21, 98 00:37:27 am

According to Andeen, Eric:
> 
> lab charghwI':
> 
> >> -"I do not speak Klingon!" (a sentence you shouldremember
> >> in the beginning!) is -"tlhIngan HoljIjatlhbe'", not
> >> "tlhIngan Hol jIjatlhbe'!".
> 
> > Well, in a manner of speaking, whoever says this is making a
> > true statement, though perhaps it would be even more true if
> > they said, {tlhIngan Hol jIjatlhlaHchu'be'}. {{:)>
> 
> Since this is intended for the beginners, I have to point out that it should
> be <tlhIngan Hol vIjatlhlaHchu'be'>.

While you are pointing this out, you should point out that the
whole point of the joke is that the sentence is mistaken. If
someone said, {tlhIngan Hol vIjatlhlaHchu'be',} then that
person is lying, since they just spoke Klingon perfectly.

> pagh
> Beginners' Grammarian

charghwI' 'utlh

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