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Re: the Fek'lhr? and esperanto?

MorphemeAddict ([email protected])

• From: [email protected]
• Subject: Re: the Fek'lhr? and esperanto?
• Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 07:40:25 EDT

In a message dated 2004-05-11 12:53:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
[email protected] writes:

> In a message dated 5/11/2004 10:24:54 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
> [email protected] writes:
> Hmm... I wonder if the *preskoboldo* or the *Druckfehlerteufel* lies at the 
> origin of the idiom {HIvqa' veqlargh} (which AFAIK we've never heard on 
> screen)?  Does Okrand know Esperanto?  (I'll bet he does; most aspiring 
> linguists probably go through an Esperanto phase!  I know I did.)
> 
> 
> -- 
> qon Voragh
> Ca'Non Master of the Klingons 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Based on this information, I would arrive at the same conclusion that you 
> have. :)
> 
> Qapla'!
> 
> reH taHjaj tlhIngan Hol!
> 
> weQqul

i've always thought the origin of "HIvqa' veqlargh!" was just the english 
phrase "... strikes again!".
resorting to esperanto to explain the origin of the phrase is totally 
unnecessary.  
lay'tel SIvten

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