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RE: Treasure Island

• From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
• Subject: RE: Treasure Island
• Date: Sun, 25 May 97 00:26:44 UT

jatlh qoror:

> 	"Gentlemen of virture never turn back."
> 	"Qu'chajvo' not tlhe' ghob SuvwI'pu'."

Actually, I've always been quite concerned about the correct use of {tlhe'}.  
Does the subject change his position, or does he cause something else to 
change its position?  Can it be used, as it is in English, to refer to 
changing your focus, as in "He turned to me and said . . ."?  This is how 
you're using it now, and I've done it in the past, but would it be done that 
way by a Klingon?

We do have a known proverb which says virtually the same thing this quote from 
Treasure Island does.

not jegh tlhInganpu'.

-- 
SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
Stardate 97396.4

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