tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Dec 31 21:14:57 1997
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rIntaH
- From: "Neal Schermerhorn" <[email protected]>
- Subject: rIntaH
- Date: Thu, 1 Jan 1998 00:19:21 -0500
ghItlh charghwI' SuStel je:
>>I NEVER use {rIntaH}. I wince whenever I see it used.
>
>Why? It's fun to use, if you use it properly. The "it's done and that's
>the end of it" meaning can be quite useful at times.
I know I've read messages by charghwI' where he says something like "You
can't do that in Klingon. Period." This exclamation is similar to <rIntaH>.
You could perhaps translate it like "That's it - it's OVER, baby!" I might
utter it as the winning run is scored in the bottom of the ninth - of
course, proper usage would require a preceding statement like <maQap!
rIntaH!> with extreme enunciation and gusto on that last word.
It is a backfit, but a fun and useful one.
Qermaq
DIS chu' petIv