tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Mar 26 18:53:18 1997
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Re: Dax & nuq Hech jIH
ja' janSIy:
>Watch the scene again. I remember seeing all that and being terribly
>impressed
>that nuqneH had been used correctly. K'Ehleyr has just arrived on the ship.
>Nobody knows what she's really doing there. Before she has a chance to speak
>Riker welcomes her in Klingon. I don't remember exactly what he said, but it
>was something like, "You have arrived on the Starship Enterprise. What do you
>want?!" I thought it was exactly the way a Klingon would use nuqneH (if
>not the
>way they would pronounce it).
Here's how *I* remember the scene:
The sensor probe is beamed aboard and opened. Doctor Pulaski scans its
passenger and seems intrigued by the readings. K'Ehleyr removes her
life-support mask, revealing herself to be a Klingon. She says, in a
somewhat sing-song manner, "I greet you. I am K'Ehleyr." Commander
Riker blurts out, in a VERY bad accent, "nookney kelagness." K'Ehleyr,
sonding surprised, replies, "You speak Klingon."
Yes, {nuqneH} indeed would seem appropriate here. She has appeared and
merely identified herself, and has yet to explain her reason for being
there. But adding {qaleghneS} (or trying to) completely blows away the
reasonableness of the response in my mind. *Maybe* if it had been the
other way around -- {qaleghneS. nuqneH.} -- it would seem okay.
But that's just my opinion.
-- ghunchu'wI'