tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Sep 20 13:23:35 1997
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Re: [KLBC] RHOTS
- From: Marian Schwartz <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: [KLBC] RHOTS
- Date: Sat, 20 Sep 1997 16:19:49 -0400
ghItlh Tad Stauffer
> To say "I'm really valuable" using {lo'laH}, I'd probably say {mulo'laH
>vay'}, or if you really want, {vIlo'luH} or {vIlo'la'}. However, "Someone
>can use me" seems odd to me, so something along the lines of
{jIpotlhchu'qu'}
>might be better.
I thought of something that we occasionally use that possibly parallels the
usage of {-luH} and {-la'}. When someone uses the word "f***ing" three or
more times in one sentence, it "grates on the ear" and its
inappropriateness is what gives it force.
> Speaking of {-lu'} and {-laH}, note also that both syllables of
{Qapla'}
>can now be analyzed: "Success is possible," or "One is able to win."<
Ah! majQa'!
QaplaH vay'
qoror