tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Aug 19 18:09:24 1999
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Re: Spell My Name Right! (was: Re: greetings)
- From: [email protected]
- Subject: Re: Spell My Name Right! (was: Re: greetings)
- Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 21:08:17 EDT
In a message dated 8/19/99 8:31:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected]
writes:
> Again, careful. "word-parts" are not "*mu'Du'". "*mu'Du'" are "words
> (viewed as body-parts)," just as "DeSDu'" are not "arm-parts" but rather
> "arms (viewed as body-parts)." You don't say "DeSDu'" to mean "arm-parts",
> right? (things like elbows, wrists...).
>
> I suppose to get this meaning across poetically you could try {pongwIj
> 'ay'Du'}, "the pieces (viewed as body parts) of my name". It would be
> pretty stilted, though. And they'd likely be body-parts of the NAME, not
> you. And it would be THEY, not the name itself, which would be the
> body-part (you were saying you were trying to view your name as part of
> yourself).
>
> ~mark
>
Hmm. I guess there's no short & sweet way to convey that idea. Do'Ha'.
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