tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Nov 19 02:45:18 1997

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Re: KLBC: insulting



  [email protected] wrote:-
> When I say to somebody {taHqeq} this is like saying "Idiot!" (I won't
> translate the real meaning here).
> If I want to say "He is an idiot" can I just go {taHqeq ghaH} ?

  Some of the insults look strange if I treat them as the sum of their parts:-
  Qu'vatlh : {Qu' vatlh} = the 200th duty/quest/mission/task/chore
    Did this start as a complaint about overwork?
  QI'yaH - N:military V:be_taken_away* ; - N:military N:duty_station
  petaQ - PP:impv_pl/- V:be_weird
  taHqeq - V:continue V:[practise|train|prepare]
  yIntagh - N:life_support_system; - N:life N:lung
    What is insulting about calling someone a "life-support system"? Did this
strange homophony arise from a retro-fit after the studio altered a speech?
  toDSaH - V:[save|rescue] V:[be_present|care_about|be_concerned_about]
    Ditto similarly.


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