tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Oct 24 19:49:13 1997

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Re: KLBC - Fresh perspective



At 09:09 97-10-24 -0700, SI'IluD wrote:

}ja' Qov
}>>>
}}Qov yI'qel
}If this were {Qov yIqel} you'd be asking people to consider me.  {Qov
}yI'qel} just doesn't make sense, there being no known word {yI'}.  Don't
}separate syllables with an added {'} mark.
}<<<
}
}HIvqa' veqlargh
}
}I had originally written <yI'Il> and changed my mind to use <yIqel>
}The problem was not hitting the backspace key enough and not
}re-reading the post before sending it!

tlhIbHa'bej bIng mu'meylIj 'e' vIleghDI' <yI'qel> DaghItlhHa' neH 'e' 
vItlhoj.

}>>>
}}jImutHa',
}}I don't really like <jImutHa'> for kind, but the thesaurus does show
}}un-selfish as a
}}synonym for kind.
}It works for me.  Other ideas:
}{pung vIlo'} {jIjIj} {jIqejbe'}
}<<<
}What about <jIqejHa'>? I didn't know the word <qej>.

vIparHa'.

}>>>
}}Huch lo'DI' jIyep,
}{Huch vIlo'DI'}, or perhaps {vIlo'pa'} or {vIlo'taHvIS}
}<<<
}you do mean that I keep the <jIyep> qar'a'?

HIja'.

}I guess that I really have to think about what "thrifty" means here.
}How is one thrifty? Does one plan the use of money wisely? 

reH mamughtaHvIS maQubqu'nIS. :)

}Now that I see what I've written, I like <vIlo'pa'> the best.
}
}Huch vIlo'pa' jIyep
}or maybe even
}Huch vIlo'pa' jIQubchu'

qechlIj Dajatlhchu'.

Qov     [email protected]
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