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Re: Klingon WOTD: qI' (v)

cheesbro ([email protected])

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• Subject: Re: Klingon WOTD: qI' (v)
• Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 16:02:59 -0400 (EDT)
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> > > Klingon word:   qI'
> > > Part of Speech: verb
> > > Definition:     sign
> > >
> > > Additional Notes:
> > > Refers to signing a treaty.
> > 
> > Probably not only a treaty. I guess this addition was made to make clear 
> > that this word is a verb "to sign", meaning "making a signature on some 
> > paper", and not a verb meaning "make a sign" or "place a sign".
> > 
> There was a discussion about this word a few months ago.  It is possible
> that treaties were used in the definition merely as an example of the kind
> of signing, but it may also be literally true that the word is used only
> when signing treaties and not for signing other kinds of documents. 
> Whether it is strictly for signing treaties or has broader applicability
> is unknown (a la SuStel), although my impression is that the latter 
> (i.e., signing any kind of document) is how most people actually use it.  

If it was restricted to only treaties, the part "a treaty" would not have been 
in parenthesis ().  When words are in parenthesis () they are added to clarify 
ambiguity.

qI' - sign, as in putting your signature on something
Instead of qI' - sign, as in giving a hand signal


DloraH

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