[1637] in tlhIngan-Hol
This 'N' That
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Sun Oct 10 21:19:20 1993
Reply-To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@klingon.east.sun.com>
From: Captain Krankor <krankor@codex.prds.cdx.mot.com>
To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@klingon.east.sun.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 93 21:16:05 -0400
A couple quickies.
First off, a general reminder: Do not forget to put -'e' on your subject
if you are using a pronoun to-be verb! It is an easy and common mistake,
and one we should strive to eradicate. The following line from the recent
joke shows this up *three* times:
>wa'DIch ghaH Human, cha'DIch ghaH verengan, wejDIch ghaH tlhIngan.
Needs to be:
wa'DIch ghaH Human'e', cha'DIch ghaH verengan'e', wejDIch ghaH tlhIngan'e'.
Second: I'd tend to agree with the dispute of the claim that more people
speak tlhIngan Hol than Esperanto. Certainly many people dabble in tlhIngan
Hol, maybe even have a fair knowledge of it. But *speak* it? I have found
precious few who can hold an actual conversation in the language. Even on
this list, which has a large membership, there's still only a handful who
post regularly (and well) in the language. The good news is, though, that
we are growing fast, and I think we may well see the day when we overtake
Esperanto. But I seriously doubt that day is here yet.
--krankor
