tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Sep 07 22:58:53 1997

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Re: translating vs original work



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



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