tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Dec 11 14:08:18 1995
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Re: Beds and Mushrooms: again :)
- From: "Mark E. Shoulson" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Beds and Mushrooms: again :)
- Date: Mon, 11 Dec 1995 17:08:16 -0500
- In-reply-to: <[email protected]> (message from hfp95118on Mon, 11 Dec 1995 13:48:18 -0800)
>Date: Mon, 11 Dec 1995 13:48:18 -0800
>From: hfp95118 <[email protected]>
>Unsurprisingly, almost all of the suggestions have been very Klingon in
>sentiment. For sheer brevity and to-the-point-ness, I like Holtej and
>charghwI's suggestions, but I also like r'Hul's one about the candle and
>DaraQ's feklehr to dinner, because they're different and imaginative
>(stop me if I start to sound like a primary school teacher...!).
>And before Qob gets upset that I haven't mentioned his, I like it too!
I also was pleased to see the wide variety of different ideas. Maybe
someday I'll work out one of my own... :)
>I suppose I have to offer something of my own...
>yIHmey Du'wI Damojta'. DaH peghlaHghach yIghoj!
>(You've become a tribble farmer. Now learn discretion!)
>I'm not very sure whether my use of -ghach is correct here and would
>welcome corrections or suggestions. Is "discretion" a sufficient word to
>express "the ability to keep a secret"? (answers on a postcard..)
I don't know why you need to bother with "ability to keep a secret". Why
not "learn to keep secrets" instead of "discretion." Remember, Klingon
likes verbs.
But there's more to worry about here. "Du'" is a noun; you can't add
verb-suffixes (like -wI') to nouns. "Du'wI'" means "my farm"---but only if
my farm is sentient! How about "yIH Du' Dache'choHta'": you have begun to
manage a tribble-farm (OK, maybe Davu'choHta'). And then "DaH bIpegh 'e'
yIghoj": Now learn to keep [things in general] secret!
It's a little obscure for me... :)
~mark