tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Apr 16 15:57:47 2006
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Re: Why we can use words that it'd take klingons 5 minutes to understand.
- From: Shane MiQogh <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Why we can use words that it'd take klingons 5 minutes to understand.
- Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 15:57:05 -0700 (PDT)
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In other words, if you want to sound ancient, learn that format... lol
Alan Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: ja' Shane MiQogh:
> So why is it [pung ghap HoS] considered part of the reputable
> klingon cannon?
It is part of the canon because it is verified as having been written
by Marc Okrand (and correctly printed by the book's publisher). As a
proverb, it is a valid example of Klingon language as it should be
used. As a sentence, however, it is not a valid example of proper
Klingon grammar, and it should not be used as a pattern for other
sentences. Think of it as analogous to "...til death do us part."
It uses ancient grammar which is no longer valid in other contexts.
It is a fossilized phrase which everyone understands regardless of
the dubious phrasing.
[By the way, the word is spelled *canon*. Look it up.]
-- ghunchu'wI'
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