tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Oct 12 08:05:26 2004
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Re: -be'lu' vs. -lu'be'
Se'noj:
> >> Personally, I am rather fond of {tu'lu'be'}. It gives the feeling that
> >> the item or situation it refers to may exist, while no-one has seen it
> >> so it is a hypothetical being discussed.
Our single example of {tu'lu'be'}:
SuvwI'pu' qan tu'lu'be'
There are no old warriors. TKW
You may be right, though I think you're reading too much into it.
lay'tel SIvten:
> > As opposed to >tu'be'lu'<?
Bryan S. Jones:
>{tu'be'lu'} gives me more of a feeling that the un-named entity does
>not find anything, rather than a lack of such entities.
Really? Again, our single example of {tu'be'lu'}:
QuvlIjDaq yIHmey tu'be'lu'jaj
May your coordinates be free of tribbles! PK
Sounds to me like a wish for a complete absence of tribbles rather than
just not finding any where you happened to look. This is the opposite idea
to another toast with {tu'}:
reH HIvje'lIjDaq 'Iwghargh Datu'jaj
May you always find a bloodworm in your glass! PK
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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons