tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Aug 06 04:48:35 1996
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petaQ
- From: "A.Appleyard" <[email protected]>
- Subject: petaQ
- Date: Tue, 6 Aug 1996 12:48:12 GMT
- Organization: Materials Science Centre
- Priority: normal
KATIE MONCELSI <[email protected]> wrote:-
> Is the word petaQ in the plural petaQpu' or petaQmey? Also what would be a
> way to explain what that means the sentence is She thought they were all
> petaQs. I need to somehow explain what petaQ means nicely.
"Mark E. Shoulson" <[email protected]> replied (Subject: Re:
Question):-
> ... the plural of petaQ (when used as an insult to speaking creatures, as
> opposed to sayin "those pigeons are such bastards") should be "petaQpu'"
-mey plural of persons is allowed but implies "scattered". Perhaps {petaQmey}
rather than {petaQpu'} used of people adds to the contemptuousness.