tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Mar 19 17:40:32 1996
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This Stone Thread; SOLVED!!
- From: david barron <[email protected]>
- Subject: This Stone Thread; SOLVED!!
- Date: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 18:40:15 -0700 (MST)
At 09:40 AM 3/19/96 -0800, Mark E. Shoulson wrote:
>>Date: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 09:14:22 -0800
>>From: "Lord Havelock Sinister" <[email protected]>
>
>>When a mason has finished his work on a stone, particularly one
>>intended for construction (i.e. to become part of a wall), the stone
>>is referred to as "dressed." It is a "dressed" stone.
>
>Yes, exactly so. Which is why I say that basing the Klingon term on words
>for "finished" makes as much sense as making it a "tuQbogh nagh". It's
>translating words and not concepts.
>
>>Now, what was that Klingon phrase for "spanner in the works ..."
>
>Whatever it is, it shouldn't have anything to do with Klingon words for
>"span" or "work". :)
Did you gents not get my post where I found a solution with which
I was perfectly satisfied?
nagh lanbeHlu'bogh
Here the stone is ready to be PLACED!!!
It makes sence to me.
I welcome your critique.
david
>
>~mark
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