tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Aug 04 20:26:12 1997
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Re: New word from Okrand
- From: "Dr. Lawrence M. Schoen" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: New word from Okrand
- Date: Mon, 04 Aug 1997 23:39:03 -0400
- Organization: Klingon Language Institute
ghItlh peHruS
>
>>I thought "a woman goes through a forest" is okay as long as she does
>>not go through any solid matter within that forest.
'ej ghItlh SuSvaj
> This is what I origenaly thought as well, but the problem is that,
> unlike a tunnel, or a door,the forest was not specifically created
> for the purpose of going through. That's why "vegh" does not apply
> here.
No, I have to disagree. The intention or purpose of the object one is
passing through does not strike me as particularly critical.
A more relevant aspect seems to be that the object is enclosed, as
someone else has already noted. Consider that if I'm trapped in a blind
alley by some Romulans firing disrupters and one of the beams which
misses me conveniently blows an egress in the previously dead-end wall
of the alley, then you can bet your socks that I'm going to go through
and make good my escape. And I'd use <<vegh>>, because I'm going
through the wall (much like a tunnel), but note that the Rommie never
"intended" that hole for that purpose.
Lawrence
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