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Re: Why we can use words that it'd take klingons 5 minutes to understand.

Alan Anderson ([email protected])

• From: Alan Anderson <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: Why we can use words that it'd take klingons 5 minutes to understand.
• Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 00:05:37 -0400
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ja' Shane MiQogh:
> There is no boat that floats completely on the water...

bImISlaw' qoj bImaw'law'.  bImujbej.  ta'vam ta'chu' bIQ Duj motlh,  
QaptaHchugh.

> As some one has said, "muSHa' " may be interpreted as not hating or  
> caring at all, which... Needless to say is on the border of obserd 
> (sp?).

bIQ ngaS HIvje'lIj.  qechvetlh 'oS <muSbe'>'e'.

>   Perhaps we should try to restrict ourselves to more literal  
> translations instead.

nuq Hech <maH>lIj, Kemosabe?

> I often cut myself and shy away from using parqu' and muSHa'  
> because of the... how shall i say... Shunning down on that is done  
> by the usage of them.

The only thing I see wrong with using a word like {muSHa'} is if it's  
used as a drop-in replacement for the English term "love".

>   It seems we treat the cards almost as highly as cannon... Which  
> even cannon alone is treated to highly...

bIHvaD mu'tlheghmey qon Marc Okrand-'e'.  The Fleer/Skybox trading  
cards *are* part of the tlhIngan Hol canon.

-- ghunchu'wI'

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