tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Apr 28 12:16:18 2008
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Clarification (was: Re: Canonicity)
Just so no beginners are confused by this phrase:
> 'up; yIH rur Holqoqvetlh. tlhIngan Hol 'oHbe'.
While the first sentence superficially resembles a simile, this is not
the proper way to construct one. I originally had written:
'up; yIH rur. tlhIngan Hol 'oHbe' Holqoqvetlh.
That's as disgusting as a tribble. That so-called language is not
{tlhIngan Hol}.
(The word "that" in the first sentence is not present in the Klingon;
it's an artifact of translation into English.) Upon proofreading, I
decided to move the {Holqoqvetlh}, but being somewhat tired, I moved it
from the end of one sentence to the end of the other, to get the phrase
quoted above:
'up; yIH rur Holqoqvetlh. tlhIngan Hol 'oHbe'.
That's disgusting; that so-called language is like a tribble. It is not
{tlhIngan Hol}.
When I received it back in my in-box, I realized what I had done. Since
the sentence is still grammatically correct, I did not immediately issue
a correction. But upon further reflection, I realized it might confuse
beginners. So, for clarification, I had intended my change to produce
the following:
'up Holqoqvetlh; yIH rur. tlhIngan Hol 'oHbe'.
That so-called language is as disgusting as a tribble. It is not
{tlhIngan Hol}.
This is the correct grammar for a simile. Sorry if I caused anyone any
confusion.