tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Aug 07 03:13:36 1996
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Re: petaQ
- From: "Mark J. Reed" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: petaQ
- Date: Wed, 7 Aug 96 06:13:10 EDT
- In-Reply-To: Your message of Tue, 6 Aug 1996 21:14:45 -0700. <[email protected]>
Paul Duke <[email protected]> writes:
\ Besides, how do we know that a petaQ IS a language speaking thing?
This is exactly the point that has prevented me from responding to this thread.
We don't know what the literal meaning of petaQ is; we only know that it is
an invective and, specifically, an epithet. The most common English epithet
that springs to mind would, in fact, require a {-Du'} plural suffix in
Klingon . . .
-marqoS
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