tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Apr 07 20:44:54 2002
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Re: to' nech, 002: {QIt yIqeqlI', vaj nom yIHoH!}
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- Subject: Re: to' nech, 002: {QIt yIqeqlI', vaj nom yIHoH!}
- Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 20:44:36 EDT
Sean M. Burke wrote:
>K: QIt yIqeqlI', 'ej nom yIHoH!
>
>Gloss: Prepare slowly, then execute him quickly!
>
>Eno/Schmidt: Slow preparation, fast execution
I believe Eno and Schmidt meant "fast execution" in the sense of doing
something (anything) quickly, not in the sense of killing someone quickly.
Of course, {HoH} could be used for this meaning in a metaphorical sense.
-Sengval