tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jun 21 11:48:40 2004
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Re: mIvDaq yIH
ghItlh [email protected]:
> Since phrases like {mIvDaq yIH} ('cat in the hat') have been pretty
> thoroughly discredited, how is the following phrase from BoP to be
> interpreted?
> 37. {telDaq wovmoHwI'mey}
> Wing Lights (BoP)
>
> lay'tel SIvten
{telDaq wovmoHwI'mey} = "Light causers on wing"
Doesn't {mIvDaq yIH 'oH} mean "It is a tribble in/on a hat"? "Cat in the hat" on
the other hand really means "Cat wearing a hat" unless the cat is physically
sitting inside the hat.
Maybe I'm missing the point here..
qurgh
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