tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jun 04 05:30:28 1997
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Re: KLBC: yIn QaDwIj
> > Can I use <yIn QaDwIj> as parasite? A "dryer of life" meaning sucker or
> > drainer of life?
>
> The Short Answer: No.
> {QaDmoHwI'} is "thing which causes to be dry," and {yIn QaDmoHwI'} is "life
> thing-which-causes-to-be-dry." Not a very elegant phrase in English, and not
> very informative in Klingon.
> If you want to discuss a parasite, you must describe it. You must explain
> what it does, how it acts. You needn't use this descriptive paragraph every
> time you name the thing; once you do so, everyone will know what you mean.
> But never think that just because you used it in one message or story,
> everyone's going to suddenly know what you're talking about the next time you
> want to talk about a parasite. You'll have to explain it all over again.
Okay! I'll try to remember.
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