tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Apr 03 09:57:27 1997
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RE: KLBC: lutwIj wa'DIch
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: KLBC: lutwIj wa'DIch
- Date: Tue, 1 Apr 97 13:33:20 UT
On Tuesday, April 01, 1997 12:00 AM, [email protected] on behalf of Daniel
Noll wrote:
> At 19:56 31/03/97 -0800, SuStel wrote:
> > Perhaps this would do in some form of poem, but generally, you'd want
> {-lI'}
> > here, not {-taH}. You don't attack someone without a goal in mind: that
of
> > defeating your opponent.
>
> What if that's not the goal? It would be in general for Klingons, but
> remember the many cases of psychotic Terrans who attack for no goal or
> reason whatsoever.
The specific case we're talking about here is Kahless fighting Kor. This is
one fight, and the goal is to defeat your opponent.
If you are talking about fighting in general, {-taH} might be appropriate. It
depends on the context.
--
SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
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