tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Oct 11 18:57:10 1999
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Re: Mu'mey chu'
>From: "d'Armond Speers" <[email protected]>
>Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 17:18:01 -0600
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>> I wouldn't consider it culturally taboo, at least for Klingons.
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>TKD 4.2.2:
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>"This suffix is rarely used with a prefix meaning I or we. Though it is
>grammatically correct, it is culturally taboo."
To beat a dead horse, TKD 4.3:
pIHoHvIpbe'qu' we are NOT afraid to kill you
pIHoHvIpqu'be' we are not AFRAID to kill you
pIHoHqu'vIpbe' we are not afraid to KILL you
The first word might be used after an enemy challenged the bravery of the
speaker. The second might be followed by an explanation such as "We are
not willing to kill you you because we require your services." The third
would be used to emphasize killing, as opposed to some other form of
punishment.
Note he says "would be used" not "could be used but wouldn't because of the
taboo in section 4.2.2."
~mark