tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Mar 05 19:28:20 1996
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Re: time
In a message dated 96-03-05 11:11:12 EST, charghwI' writes:
>Does anybody have a problem with {tlhaq De' HInob!}? It still appeals to me
>more than any reference to hours. I mean, to me the question for hours is
>not {rep 'ar} but something like {rep *'arDIch*}, which is REALLY stretching
>things, or perhaps {nuq 'oH rep mI''e'?}. Meanwhile, the only data provided
>by a chronometer is the current time, so {tlhaq De' HInob!} seems less
>idiomatic; more universal. I also tend to like replacing questions with
>commands whenever possible...
I think I like this best, if you replace {nob} with {ja'}, to get {tlhaq De'
yIja'} "Report the chronometer's data!"
De'wI', tlhaq De' yIja'!
or even just
tlhaq!
SuStel
Hovjaj 96178.3