[1289] in tlhIngan-Hol
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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Fri Jul 16 18:10:32 1993
Reply-To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@village.boston.ma.us>
From: Randy Kloko <rkk@mail.lib.duke.edu>
To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@village.boston.ma.us>
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 93 16:12:36 EST
nuq latlh? toH. KlokovaD vay' vItlhob vIneH: qatlh reH
mu'meylIjDaq "-"mey DaghItlh? Dochvam vIyajbe'chu', 'ej Qatlh
jabbI'IDmeylIj laDghach. tlhIngan Hol Dalo'taHmo' jIQuchqu'-- naDev
SuvwI' Hol vIlegh reH 'e' vItIvqu'!-- 'ach "-"mey DachIlneSchugh vaj
tlho'wIj Daghajbej!
Oooooooooooh! Geek-pique! Like, I'm soooooooo im-pressed!
What's with the megillah? You wanna know why I use hyphens?
It's simple: sometimes when grown-ups transcribe exotic
languages, they use hyphens to emphasize bound morphemes
while maintaining the integrity of the word-unit. Like, it
makes them easier to look up. Think of it as a quantum
state thing: the word's separate, but together. Also
think of it as a stylistic difference, and nothing that a
pooh-bah need putz around with.
Kloko-vo'.