tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat May 01 18:26:37 1999
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Re: NEW PLANETS FOUND!!!
- From: Alan Anderson <aranders@netusa1.net>
- Subject: Re: NEW PLANETS FOUND!!!
- Date: Sat, 1 May 1999 20:14:57 -0500
- In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.3.96.990428095310.29418A-100000@matrix.newpaltz.edu>
ja' quljIb:
>The intended meaning of the sentence is: "It is certainly more possible
>now that we are not alone than it was ten days ago (from when this was
>first written)."
>
>I'm not sure how to use the {law'/puS} comparative to express this
>clearly. choQaHlaH'a'?
ghobe'. qaQaHlaHbe'.
I'm only half joking. Phrases like "it is [adjective] that [sentence]"
in English are not easily translated into Klingon in the first place,
and they absolutely do not fit into a {law'/puS} construction. This is
an appropriate place for you to practice some creative recasting.
-- ghunchu'wI'