tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Nov 04 19:21:00 1999
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Re: ambiguous locatives?
>Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 16:46:23 -0500
>From: Alan Anderson <[email protected]>
>
>ja' charghwI':
>>But what about:
>>
>>Qe'Daq Qanqor vIlegh.
>>
>>Am I in the bar seeing Krankor, or am I seeing Krankor while he
>>is in the bar?
>
>I can't debate this. I think the second meaning is incorrect, but it
>seems that Okrand accepts it. In an early interview in HolQeD, he
>pointed out in passing that the "I shot an elephant in my pajamas"
>joke is one of the few kinds of ambiguities that *does* translate into
>Klingon well.
Doesn't mean we as users of the language can't choose to eschew it...
~mark