tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jul 15 15:27:12 1997
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Re: KLBC: Re: We are klingons
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: KLBC: Re: We are klingons
- Date: Tue, 15 Jul 97 22:00:59 UT
[email protected] on behalf of [email protected] wrote:
>
> jatlhpu' SuStel:
> > heh . . .
> > tlhInganmey maH! ghom'a'mo' waw' wIjevlaH.
>
> 1.- "Because we are a big group, we can storm them"?
"Because of the crowd, we can storm the base."
> 2.- shouldn't that be tlhInganpu' ?
Not in this case. I was making a little joke, based on the recent discussion.
It's quite true; normally, one would say {tlhInganpu' maH} is the correct
version, if one is adding a plural marker. However, when {-mey} is used as
the plural marker for beings capable of using language, it gives the noun a
"scattered all about" meaning. See TKD page 23.
tlhInganmey maH!
We are Klingons (scattered all about)!
> 3.- After that long "We are klingons"-Discussion, Why don't you say
"thlIngan
> maH" ?
'Cause that would ruin the joke.
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SuStel
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