tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jul 31 13:22:31 1996
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Re: -neS and batlh
mochvaD neH jatlhmeH {-neS} lo'lu' 'e' jatlh vay'. 'ach "Sins of the
Father"Daq wo'rIvvaD jatlh pIqarD, {jIlajneS} jatlh ghaH.
Someone said that {-neS} is used only to address superiors. But in "Sins
of the Father", Picard says to Worf {jIlajneS}.
This happens when Worf asks Picard to be his {cha'DIch}. My question is,
is this a correct usage of {-neS}, or did Picard screw up? Clearly, Worf
is not his superior, at least in Starfleet. Or did Worf become his
superior (in ritual) the instant Picard accepts to be his {cha'DIch}? Or
did the writers screw up and that was supposed to be "I am honoured to
accept" (which I think would be {jIlaj vaj jIquv} instead of "I accept,
your honour"?
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dave yeung
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