tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Dec 18 10:20:18 2000
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RE: Klingon WOTD: Dach (v)
Holtej:
: Klingon word: Dach
: Part of Speech: verb
: Definition: be not attentive, be distracted
:
: Additional Notes:
: KGT. To lack focus. (slang)
Voragh:
> The standard, non-slang meaning of {Dach} is "be absent"; it is the
> opposite of {SaH} "be present (not absent)".
> Actually, all three WOTD definitions are slang.
: Right, that's why the 'Notes' section identifies it as slang. Somewhere
: there's another entry for {Dach} that lists it's "be present" meaning.
My point was that "To lack focus" should be moved to the Definition field. As
it is now, your display implies that only "to lack focus" is slang, whereas in
fact all three glosses are slang meanings for the standard {Dach} "be absent".
Both versions are no doubt listed together in your database, but using only one
of them for the random WOTD can be confusing for those without a copy of KGT.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons