tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jun 23 12:43:35 1998
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Re: DS9 Finale Kl;ingon
- From: Terrence Donnelly <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: DS9 Finale Kl;ingon
- Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 14:42:29 -0500
At 11:59 AM 6/23/98 -0700, Voragh wrote:
>I like the image: whereas individual Klingon warriors may die (preferably
>honorably), "Only Kronos survives". But why did you omit {neH}? After a
>noun it *does* mean "only, solely":
>
oops. I just plain forgot.
>BTW, I think it sounds more solemn and more of a timeless truth to drop
>{-bej}: {taH Qo'noS neH}, particularly as a refrain in a death chant - if
>that's what it is.
>
I agree; {-bej} was just a poor substitute for dropping the {neH}.
-- ter'eS