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RE: KLBC: majbe'

• From: [email protected] (Alan Anderson)
• Subject: RE: KLBC: majbe'
• Date: Tue, 12 Nov 96 08:29:26 EST

SuStel writes:
>jejQIb:
>>  Just a shorty, I don't suppose I can say majbe' for
>>  'not so good'...
>No, you cannot negate exclamations.  You cannot say *{majbe'}.

But you *can* use a "negative" exclamation!  See the list of new words
and additional information about old words that charghwI' maintains on
the KLI web site -- it mentions that one of the standard "swear words"
is often used when receiving bad news.

yaS: jorpu' Duj'a'lIj qaH
HoD: Qu'vatlh!

If you don't want to be quite that strong, I think {Do'Ha'} works well.

yaS: nIlon jupqoqlI'
HoD: Do'Ha'

-- ghunchu'wI'

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