tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Feb 10 05:42:07 1994
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Re: prefixes on pronouns
- From: Mark Reed <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: prefixes on pronouns
- Date: Thu, 10 Feb 1994 18:40:15 -0500 (EST)
- In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> from "Will Martin" at Feb 10, 94 08:47:49 am
\
On Feb 9, 8:21pm, Captain Krankor wrote:
\ How would you say: "Stop whining and be a Klingon!"
\
\ I submit:
\
\ bIvIngtaH 'e' yImev 'ej tlhIngan yISoH!
\
\ Yep, there is no proper defense of it, and, when pushed, I'll readily admit
\ it is technically illegal. But it's clear, elegant, and there's just no
\ other way to do it. Frankly, I think Okrand would sanction it if it were
\ brought before him. Again, I'm willing to look the other way on this one.
\
\ --Krankor
I think that in this case it would be better, and at least definitely legal,
to use {Da} in place of {SoH} in this instance...
bIvingtaH 'e' yImev 'ej tlhIngan yIDa!
Which is closer to the intent of the original, anyway - you're not instructing
them to change their form, but their behaviour.
IMESHO.
-marqoS