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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Dick Jane je
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (SuStel)
Fri Dec 4 08:09:00 2015
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
From: SuStel <sustel@trimboli.name>
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 08:07:50 -0500
In-Reply-To: <CAMZYS2W=jKER4WfpzzGFJaodB5bMAotaPrdbUTqrjVJZoXtRrA@mail.gmail.com>
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On 12/4/2015 7:19 AM, Michael Roney, Jr. wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 2:07 AM, De'vID <de.vid.jonpin@gmail.com
> <mailto:de.vid.jonpin@gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> > naHQun:
> > > Dick Dalu'.
> >
> > {Dalu'}?
> >
> > {yIlegh} DaHech'a'?
> >
>
> I went back and forth with the prefix.
> This is something that I've never been clear on.
> In English, "See Dick" is a statement, while "See Dick!" is clearly an
> exclamation.
> In Klingon, I can apparently only have "You see Dick" a statement that
> doesn't match the English, or "See Dick" an exclamation (and command?).
> Am I really commanding the reader to look at the characters?
>
> As far as {lu'} versus {legh} goes, I felt that the reader should more
> actively observe the character instead of merely seeing them.
> Maybe I'm giving more weight to {lu'} than I should.
Do you mean to use the verb {tu'} "discover, find, observe, notice"?
I have no problem with using the indicative mood instead of the
imperative for this.
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SuStel
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