tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jul 31 20:36:12 1996
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Re: -neS and batlh
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- Subject: Re: -neS and batlh
- Date: Wed, 31 Jul 1996 23:37:27 -0400
qaSDI' 96-07-31 17:16:19 EDT, jatlh dave yeung:
> 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"?
It may be that whoever wrote that line got lucky. In accepting the role of
{cha'DIch}, Picard became subordinate to Worf, and {-neS} would certainly be
applicable. However, it's entirely possible that they though it meant
something like {jIlaj vaj jIquv}. Who knows? It works either way. I'd like
to think Picard understood enough Klingon to use {-neS} correctly.
SuStel
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