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Re: question of the day

• From: Steven Boozer <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: question of the day
• Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 12:55:23 -0600
• In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>

Lorelei Albert wrote:

: How can someone say
: Three thousand Klingons can be named in one night by a Studying Man

This one's fairly easy.  You're obviously thinking of the famous proverb:

  qaStaHvIS wa' ram loS SaD Hugh SIjlaH qetbogh loD. 
  4,000 throats may be cut in one night by a running man. TKD
  ["While one night occurs, a running man can slit 4000 throats."]

So, mutatis mutandis, you would say:

  qaStaHvIS wa' ram wej SaD tlhIngan(pu') ponglaH HaDbogh loD.

As always - and especially following a number - the plural suffix is optional.



-- 
Voragh                       
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons

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