tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Dec 15 16:38:14 1997
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Re: Question as object
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Question as object
- Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 12:19:44 -0500
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark E. Shoulson <[email protected]>
To: Multiple recipients of list <[email protected]>
Date: Monday, December 15, 1997 1:25 AM
Subject: Re: Question as object
>Surely you don't think Klingons can go blabbing secret information all the
>time! Klingons know the value of secrecy better than most: De' pegh
>Sovlu'DI' chaq Do'Ha'.
True. It is probably not as bad as I am making it out to be.
>Think how many times you know that a general knows
>the plans for an attack
HIvmeH nab vISov.
(or possibly even {HIv nab vISov} if we ever find out if {HIv} is a noun.)
>or the number of ships that are involved but cannot
>say because of military secrecy.
This one is harder.
HIvrupbogh Dujmey vItoghpu'.
HIvrupbogh Dujmey mI' vISov. (Not certain with {mI'} here. Sounds like the
fleet has a number.)
A: HIv Duj 'ar?
B: De'vam vISov 'a qaja' net chaw'be'.
>(commercial non-disclosure agreements, the fact that
>the details might end up dishonoring someone he does not want to dishonor
>lest the Empire be thrown in turmoil, etc etc).
romuluSnganpu'vaD numaghta'bogh tlhIngan pong vISov! qaja'chugh
ghobchuqchoH tlhIngan wo' tuqmey!
>Knowing information and
>not being able to talk about it is hardly non-Klingon. It is the very core
>of military thought!
'e' vIlaj.
SuStel
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