tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Nov 22 22:40:59 1996

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RE: KLBC:2 items

bIjatlh:

>  "what is funny?", we know it.
>  But I understand what you are saying.  This is what happens when someone
>  writes in a hurry.  (It ends up being 'street slang' klingon)

Does it?  How do you know?  Have you been on the street with Klingons?  
Where's your spaceship?  I wanna ride!  :)

I would not accept your explanation of "street slang."  This would imply that 
it is a correct usage in some situations, whereas I believe it is simply 
wrong.  Again, I cannot *prove* this, any more than you can prove that this is 
actual Klingon slang.


>  >tlhIngan maH!  tlhaQbogh lut law' DISovbej jay'!
>  >We are Klingons!  Of course we know lots of funny stories!  [explitive not 

>  >translated :) ]
>  
>  Certainly better (That's why you're the BG); but I'm not sure if it's quite
>  what I was expressing.  Maybe something like:
>  tlhaQchugh lut  'e' wISovbej jay'
>  we certainly know if a story is funny!

I don't know if I like this usage of {-chugh} with {'e'}.  A translation would 
be "We certainly know that if a story is funny."  I'd recommend a change to:

tlhaQchugh lut, ngoDvam wISovbej jay'!

>  How about:
>  lutmeymaj tlhaQ yajbe'mo' tera'nganpu', matlhaQbe'moHbe' net

nuqjatlh?
I don't think you finished this sentence, but I still don't get it.  
{matlhaQbe'moHbe'} means "we don't cause to be not funny."  What do you mean 
by this?  Does your change mean you disagree with my other rendering?

SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
Stardate 96895.0

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