tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Nov 11 08:49:38 1996
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Re: vIttlhegh vImugh
- From: "Mark E. Shoulson" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: vIttlhegh vImugh
- Date: Mon, 11 Nov 1996 11:49:36 -0500 (EST)
- In-reply-to: <[email protected]> (message from AlanAnderson on Fri, 8 Nov 1996 13:24:15 -0800)
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>Date: Fri, 8 Nov 1996 13:24:15 -0800
>From: Alan Anderson <[email protected]>
>[*] I suspect that since duct tape is such a useful thing, there is
>likely to be a simple Klingon word for it. This is probably not it,
>of course. I like the sound of {*yIbnav}, but it's not grammatical.
Why isn't it grammatical? I have "yIb" as a noun, as is "nav", making it
a standard N-N compound. Now, whether or not it's a *good* compound in
terms of being understandable and clear and likely is another question
altogether, but grammar isn't the problem.
~mark
Of course, a Paramount writer with an itchy apostrophe finger would just
designate the Klingon word for Duct Tape to be M'gyv'r and have done with
it.
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