tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Sep 07 22:58:53 1997
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Re: translating vs original work
- From: Qov <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: translating vs original work
- Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 22:58:49 -0700 (PDT)
At 09:12 PM 9/7/97 -0700, charghwI' wrote:
>If you translate someone else's writing, [...] you are more tempted to
>use an equivalent grammatical construction as the original
>writer, even if that does not fit the Klingon meaning well.
>
>[...]
>
>When the writing is your own, [...] it is not simply easier. The exercise
is >more meaningful. It builds your skills better than translating someone
else's >work.
qatlho' charghwI'. Qaghmey QIp qon mughtaHbogh taghwI'pu' 'e' vItu' 'ach
meqchaj vIjatlhlaHbe'. qechwIj DaQIjchu'ta'. QInlIj vIpol.
reH lugh charghwI'. :)
SKI: charghwI' is right.
Qov ([email protected])
Beginners' Grammarian