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RE: KLBC: Act I scene i oversight



jatlh 'orqut:

>  "mughghommey"  I have used to mean "armies everywhere".  I realize that 
>  armies are capable of using language, but I thought this would be an easy, 
>  and poetic, way to say "armies everywhere".

Oh, you know what Klingons consider poetic, do you?  {{:-)

First off, the word is {mangghommey}.  And secondly, this very topic has been 
discussed before.  Is an ARMY a being capable of using language, or is it the 
individual soldiers of the army?  Unless someone proves me wrong, I claim the 
latter.  Therefore, {mangghommey} means "armies," not "armies scattered all 
about."

If you want to talk about "armies everywhere," consider using the word {Dat} 
(Hey!  My initials!).

SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
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