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Re: 'u': the first authentic Klingon opera on earth

David Trimboli ([email protected])

From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: 'u': the first authentic Klingon opera on earth
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:25:25 -0400
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From: "Steven Boozer" <[email protected]>
> Felix:
> | I believe he says:
> |   may' ghe'naQ lumuchrup tera'nganpu'.
> |   {The humans are prepared to present a battle opera.}
>
> Felix's suggestion makes more sense.  So:
>
>  may' ghe'naQna' lumuchrup tera'nganpu'
>  the Terrans are prepared to perform an authentic battle opera
>
> BTW, note how he finessed "we Terrans" as simply {tera'nganpu'}.  I 
> would have done it as:
>
>  ? may' ghe'naQna' wImuch tera'nganpu'

This is an old argument, and I'm pleased to see that Marc didn't English 
this. One more piece of evidence that a verb's arguments and its prefix 
must agree.

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SuStel
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References:
- 'u': the first authentic Klingon opera on earth
  - From: Klingon Opera <[email protected]>
- RE: 'u': the first authentic Klingon opera on earth
  - From: Steven Boozer <[email protected]>
- Re: 'u': the first authentic Klingon opera on earth
  - From: "lojmIt tI'wI' nuv" <[email protected]>
- RE: 'u': the first authentic Klingon opera on earth
  - From: Steven Boozer <[email protected]>

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