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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Eurotalk - New Words - Shopping

ghunchu'wI' 'utlh ([email protected])



On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 3:42 AM, Lieven Litaer <[email protected]> wrote:
> BTW, this one is a good example showing that the creator of Klingon is an english speaker.

I don't think it's an example of that, good or otherwise. {cha''etlh
pe'wI'} isn't plural in Klingon.

> ...scissors is plural, because it has two blades.

It's not just about the blades. Pliers and tongs are also plural (in
English). So is a pair of tweezers.

-- ghunchu'wI'

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