tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Mar 29 18:34:35 2003
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RE: tIQ mu'tlhegh
> >vavDaj puqloD ghaH
> >"He is his father's son"
> >
> >This is a tIQ mu'tlhegh from Latin. It is the original version
> >of the DIvI' Hol "Like father like son"
> >
> To me, this does not convey the idea that the son's behavior is a result
of
> his father. It seems that to say, {vavDaj puqloD ghaH} would get
> a pointed {quSDaq bIba'} from a Klingon.
And the english "He is his father's son" DOES convey this? Only because you
are already familiar with this idiom. I agree a klingon wouldn't be
familiar with the idiom, but then what were the first reactions when that
idiom was just starting here on earth.
DloraH