[100279] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: [Tlhingan-hol] New canon phrases (no new words,
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (DloraH)
Mon Feb 23 18:35:02 2015
From: "DloraH" <seruq@bellsouth.net>
To: <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 17:34:46 -0600
In-Reply-To: <ACF6622D959A8842A81E4471BA56A7E04BD5C6BF@xm-mbx-04-prod.ad.uchicago.edu>
Errors-To: tlhingan-hol-bounces@kli.org
> Years ago, Okrand sent Glen Proechel a "get well" letter when
> he was hospitalized for heart and kidney failure which read in part:
>
> yIpIv
> Be healthy!
>
> Glen commented that "I don't know that this makes that phrase
> the 'official' way to wish someone health in Klingon, but it
> is consistent with the idea that sickness is considered a
> weakness and a Klingon needs to be ordered to stay healthy."
> (Proechel, 3/1998)
For me this is funny because this is how I handle my family when one of them gets sick. I tell
them, "Be healthy!", but they cannot comprehend that as a command.
-- DloraH
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