tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed May 08 16:50:02 1996
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qep'a' qay' [KLBC?]
- From: "David Wood" <[email protected]>
- Subject: qep'a' qay' [KLBC?]
- Date: Wed, 8 May 1996 19:49:48 -0400 (EDT)
7/11 *Philadelphia*Daq SoS vov je vIDor.
*europe*Daq pa�vo� leng chaH.
leS tagh *DexCon*.
wej jajmey taH 'e'.
wejleS tagh qep'a' wejDIch.
vagh jajmey taH 'e'
*Philadelphia*Daq wa'maH jajmey jIratlh'a'?
ghobe' jay'!
Sajmaj vIQorghnIS.
Sajmey pa' ghaj'a' qep'a' *hotel*?
(Translation for those with trouble understanding Mangled Klingon)
On July 11, I am escorting my parents to Philadelphia.
>From there, they are traveling to europe.
The day after that, DexCon begins.
It lasts for three days.
Three days after, the third "big meeting" begins.
It lasts for five days.
Do I want to spend ten days in Philadelphia?
I'd rather not, thank you.
I have to take care of our pet.
Does the meeting's hotel have a kennel?
(Reasons why I think it's mangled; others may point out more)
I wasn't sure how to specify a particular month and day (like, say, 7th month,
11th day). I wasn't sure that {jar} would translate correctly.
I also wasn't sure how to express days from a prespecified date which is not
today. I hoped the translation {leS} ("days from 'now'") could stretch to cover
days from when I was talking about.
Third, I wasn't sure how to express "three days after DexCon ends, the big
meeting begins."
-- David Wood, Freelance Computer Consultant
("Freelance" is just a cheesy way of saying "Irregularly Employed")
-- David Wood, Freelance Computer Consultant
("Freelance" is just a cheesy way of saying "Irregularly Employed")