tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Nov 11 21:26:44 2000
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another fight (was: RE: ghIqtal)
> Then you'll enjoy this next quote:
>
> The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the
> other bastard die for his.
> -- General George Patton
Ah, yes. I've used this one several times, teaching young soldiers.
> {veS ghoblu'taHvIS, SeplIjvaD bIHegh 'e' DaHechbe';
> SepDajvaD Hegh latlh petaQ 'e' DaHech.}
"war" is included in the meaning of ghob. You don't need to include veS.
> I'm having a little trouble with recasting "The object (goal)
> of something is not such-and-such, etc." Also I don't really
> like the {DaHech} "you intend that...", because I'm not saying
> "*your* object in war" but "*the* object in war..."
I have a couple ideas.
SeplIjvaD bIHegh 'e' 'oHbe' veS ngoQ'e';
SepDajvaD Hegh latlh petaQ 'e' 'oH veS ngoQ'e'.
or
veS ngoQ ta'lu'meH SeplIjvaD yIHeghQo';
SepDajvaD latlh petaQ yIHeghmoH.
DloraH (bu')