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Re: "never again"



In a message dated 96-03-04 20:16:49 EST, you write:

>peHruS writes:
>>>taghwI'pu' pabpo' jIH.  tlhIngan Hol lulo'chu'meH taghwI'pu' reH
vIqeSqang.
>>
>>We have {muv} for "recruit."  May I use this word to apply to newbies?
>
>If you want to convey the same sort of feeling the word "newbie" evokes,
>I suggest using {chu'wI'}.
>
>>In place of taghwI'pu', (initializers <> initiates).
>
>That depends on whether you consider {tagh} to have a transitive or an
>intransitive meaning here.  The intransitive {taghwI'} "beginner" is how
>I use it.
>
>-- ghunchu'wI'               batlh Suvchugh vaj batlh SovchoH vaj
>
>

naDev jIHtaH peHruS
{muv} vIghItlhHa'pu' 'ach {ghuv} vIHechpu'
nIblaH {chu'wI'} "newbies" je
'ach "trigger" 'oH je {chu'wI'}'e'

qatlh {taghwI'}'e'

I see this as "initiators," not "initiates."

peHruS


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