tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Feb 15 02:10:53 1994
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Re: Klingon Insults
- From: mark <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Klingon Insults
- Date: Tue, 15 Feb 94 15:00:45 EST
ataashvaD Dochvam ghItlh charghwI':
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}> 4. lamDaq QuchlIj DaHabchoHta'.
}
} That #4 is my favorite. Except that {Hab} is intransitive, being used as
}if transitive. Try {DaHabchoHmoHpu'}. I took the liberty of assuming the act
}of making smooth was not intentional.
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I'll chime in with my approval of these insults. Juicy! But I prefer to
smooth charghwI''s construction a little. I don't think the -choH suffix is
necessary with this -moH. Literally, 'you have caused it to be smooth' is
enough, contextually implying the change in state; 'you have caused it to
become smooth' is a tad redundant. So my version is
lamDaq QuchlIj DaHabmoHpu'
- marqem
Mark A. Mandel
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