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RE: KLBC:2 items

jatlh 'orqut:

>  "yIghaj jajQaQ" ( = Have a nice day?  Or would jajQaQ come first?)
>  I realize no tlhIngan would ever say this, except sarcastically.  Then, of 
>  course, that would imply that they have a sense of humor.  Doubtful.

You're right.  No Klingon would say this.  Don't bother trying.

(In the interest of grammar, though, let me address the phrase.  "Good day" 
would be {jaj QaQ}.  Note the space; this is two words.  Do you want to 
command someone to "have" it?  Does that make sense?  Another way out would be 
to say {QaQjaj jaj} "May the day be good," but again, no Klingon would EVER 
say anything like that!  Please don't try.)

>  Also, I never got a response on a word for "opera"
>  "lutchuS'ughmey" (story with many musical instruments all over the place)

I did send one, at some point.  Putting {-mey} on nouns which are not beings 
and are not body parts does not give them a "scattered all about" connotation.

For "opera," I'd probably just go with {bom'a'} or maybe even construct 
{bomlut}.  Unless you can tell me what a {chuS'ugh} is exactly, I have no way 
to know how to interpret your word above.  "story-chuS'ughs" makes little 
sense to me.

SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
Stardate 96886.9

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