tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Aug 18 09:09:59 1994
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Re: Translate *that* sentence...
- From: HoD trI'Qal <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Translate *that* sentence...
- Date: Thu, 18 Aug 1994 21:06:06 -0400 (EDT)
- In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> from "Heidi Wessman" at Aug 8, 94 05:36:16 pm
chuQunvo':
> On Fri, 5 Aug 1994, ghItlhpu' HoD trI'Qal:
> > > On Sat, 30 Jul 1994, ghItlhpu' HoD trI'Qal:
> > > > > ------------------
> > > > > chuQun, who really should have her dictionary with her more often so sh
> e
> > > > > could post more often in Klingon. [<THAT sentence> Damugh!]
> > > > tlhIngan Hol lo'taHvIS pIj lablaHmeH, pIj mu'ghomDaj ghajnISbogh chuQun
> > > > qar'a'?
> > > vIparHa' chorgh English Hol mughwI' jIHvaD QeHmoH mu'tlhegvetlh
> > > --------------------
> > > chuQun, praying she also got that sentence correct
> >
> > Well, I translated it as: I like it. [You should really so something to
> > distinguish between sentences. If you don't like using punctuation
> > (which there is a precedent for), then at least put each separate
> > sentence on a different line? It *does* make parsing what you wrote
> > easier... {{:) ] That sentence [note the small typo in <mu'tlhegh>!]
> > caused me to be angry the eight English translations.
> > Which doesn't really make sense. What did you intend?
>
> I forgot the period. ghe''or mungeHjaj veqlargh. I really meant "It
> caused me to be angry at those english translations. I will admit I was
> not in best typing form that day.
It happens to the best of us...
I am not sure your translation was the best, either (no offens, it may
have been a bad translation day, too. And I have had more than my share
of those to sympathize...). How about this:
chorgh tera'ngan mu'tlheghmeymo', jIQeHchoH.
"I became angry because of those 8 english sentences."
Or am I still missing your intention?
--tQ
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