tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Dec 05 18:34:02 1995
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Re: chuS'ugh
On 5 Dec 95 at 16:40, david barron wrote:
> There is one sentence in ST5 (I think) that is a COMPLETE backfit.
> The script asked for the actors to say something and they DID, in
> perfect tlhIngan Hol. Then the directors demanded a rewrite when the
> shooting was long past. Okrand did a VERY skillfull job of re
> working the meaning of what was said during that scene. As I recall
> that is where <vaj> came to mean "warrior".
>
> Krankor commented on this, I beleive, is one issue of HolQeD.
This is the sort of stuff I need, thanks. I found the letter from
Krankor, and, for those who are interested, here it is:
vaj toDuj Daj ngeHbej DI vI'
That takes care of the origins of 6 more words...
> david
maSqa'
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"Had I not known that I was dead already,
I would have mourned the loss of my life"
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(written while a knife protruded from his chest)
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