tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Dec 13 19:20:49 2007
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Re: qagh mIQta'bogh vay'
- From: qa'vaj <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: qagh mIQta'bogh vay'
- Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:19:01 -0600
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On 12/13/07, Steven Boozer <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> At 11:13 PM Wednesday 12/12/2007, qa'vaj wrote:
>
> >SKI: "deep fried gagh" - a brief Klingonish take of a famous little
> story.
>
> qagh mIQta'bogh vay'
> "gagh that someone [definite] has deep-fried"
>
> Note that this could also mean "someone [definite] that has deep-fried
> gagh". A stylistic device to distinguish which meaning you intend is to
> tag the relevant noun with {-'e'} "topic":
>
> qagh'e' mIQta'bogh vay'
> "gagh that/which someone has deep-fried"
>
> qagh mIQta'bogh vay''e'
> "someone that/who has deep-fried gagh"
>
> The extra syllable may, however, upset the meter and rhyme of your story.
>
>
> maj. bIlugh. ngoDvetlh vIlIj. ghaytan Qap <<qagh'e' mIQta'bogh vay'>>.
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