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Re: Talk like a Klingon!

• From: HoD trI'Qal <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: Talk like a Klingon!
• Date: Tue, 19 Jul 1994 21:44:36 -0400 (EDT)
• In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> from "David Barron" at Jul 13, 94 12:45:47 pm

> I would like to propose two alternatives to "qatlh naDev SoHbe'" 
> that lack any "to be" construction (something I feel one should
> avoid in order to sound "Klingon"). My suggestions are
> "qatlh bISaHbe'?"
>    OR 
> "qatlh bIDach?"


I would have used the first one.  Most likely, Qanqor was translating on 
the fly.  I know when I do that, I may get a bit idiomatic.  I never 
would have throught of the second one, but vIparHa'!




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--HoD trI'Qal
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