tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Sep 11 10:38:13 2000
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RE: KLBC: nuq as object
Voragh:
>We do, though, have one beautifully ambiguous example from KGT:
> ghaH vuv SuS neH
> "he/she wants the wind to respect him/her" (p.122)
ghunchu'wI':
: This can refer to two different people even in English. But that's not the
: biggest ambiguity in the Klingon phrase. The word {neH} is among the worst
: offenders when it comes to lacking clarity. It can be interpreted as
: "Only the wind respects him/her."
: That's not a terribly kind thing to say about someone either, of course.
majQa'! I'd never noticed that before: a double-edged Klingon insult.
bIvalqu'!
This ought to come in very handy as your trump card in mu'qaD veS, when your
audience realizes the double entendre.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons