tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Apr 29 16:50:06 2003
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Re: Mae West quote
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From: "mulwI'" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 5:40 AM
Subject: Re: Mae West quote
> ja' ngabwI':
> > "Why don't you come up and see me sometime?"
> > or the actual quote,
> > "Why don't you come up sometime 'n' see me?"
> >
> > This will require a recast. A BIG recast.
>
> jIQochbe'qu'.
>
> > In this quote, West seems (to me) to be saying,
> > "Captain Cummings, at
> > the time of your choosing, I am requesting that you
> > ascend these stairs
> > and see me in my room."
> > Now my suggestion:
> > {cholegh DaneHDI', HIghoS!}
> > "When you want to see me, approach me!"
>
> My
> first guess was that {legh}, logically, would mean
> "perceive with the eye". Shouldn't we use something
> like {Such} instead?
DOH!
{bIlugh}
{mu'tlhegh vImughtaHvIS, DIvI' Hol neH vIbuSlaw'}
You're right.
I was thinking too much in English.
--ngabwI'
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