tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jun 05 18:30:19 1997
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Re: Sojtaj*
- From: Bill Willmerdinger <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Sojtaj*
- Date: Thu, 05 Jun 1997 20:28:41 -0400
- Organization: IKV Crystal Dagger, Klingon Assault Group Rochester NY
- References: <[email protected]>
Donald E. Vick wrote:
> > #5 We need to add "fork" on the wish list at the qep'a'.
>
> No we don't, any more than we need "horse" on the wish list.
jIQochbe'chu'!
> Both are alien objects that do not occur naturally in a Klingon
> habitat. Using the alien word for them, or a descriptive construct,
> is perfectly acceptable. We could use a general word for "tool"
> though.
I asked for "tool" and some tool words last year at the qep'a'. It's
very hard for me to talk about my job in Hol, as I'm a mechanic. I can
say {*tires* DonmoHbogh mIqta' vIlo'} and you *might* guess that I do
wheel alignments, but I can't describe the procedure to you without
words for "wrench", "ratchet", "socket" and "pneumatic impact gun".
We *did* get "hammer", even if it was as a weapon more than a tool....
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