tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Sep 07 09:02:23 1996

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"Dieing on your feet."



A recent post got me thinking on how to say "May you die on your feet."

The whole term "on your feet" really means "standing" so
why not "bIQamtaHvIS bIHeghjaj"? 

I guess this is the a great example of  translating the idea vs.
translating the words.

david
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