tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Apr 30 13:10:27 2001
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Re: DIvI' mu' vIyajlaHbe'bogh vItu'.
charghwI':
> DIvI' mu' vIyajlaHbe'bogh vItu'. HIQaHmeH <<phatic>> yImugh.
> nov qech 'oSlaw'. SuvwI'vaD yIQIj.
ter'eS:
: poHmey chIm ghajbe'meH vay' SoQ, chaq mu'mey 'utbe' lo'
: ghaH. mu'meyvetlh 'oH <<phatic>> mu'mey'e'.
: tlhIngan qIHDI' tera'ngan, rut <<nuqneH>> jatlh tera'ngan.
: qaSDI' wanI'vam, <<nuqneH>> 'oH <<phatic>> mu''e'.
SKI (cf. Merrriam-Webster Online http://search.eb.com):
phat·ic
adjective
Pronunciation: 'fa-tik
Etymology: Greek phatos, verbal of phanai to speak
Date: 1923
: of, relating to, or being speech used for social or emotive purposes
rather than for communicating information
- phat·i·cal·ly /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb
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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons