[1759] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: More on Greater Than/Less Than
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Tue Oct 19 17:14:37 1993
Reply-To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@klingon.east.sun.com>
From: cleggp@rpi.edu
To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@klingon.east.sun.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 93 17:10:21 EDT
>From: Will Martin <whm2m@uva.pcmail.virginia.edu>
>On Oct 18, 11:47am, Paul J. Clegg wrote:
>> Subject: More on Greater Than/Less Than
>
> This is where you went astray. This sort of Logical extrapolation is not
>a valid way to extend the Klingon language. You have sought to figure out WHY
>the comparitive structure exists as it does and then extend from that
>explanation to say a lot of things Okrand never said in TKD. Unfortunately,
>you have no license to do this. None of us do. Only Okrand could leap that
>far to explain how this construction could do anything it doesn't do in TKD
>6.6.
Geez, it wasn't like I was planning on publishing "Paul Clegg's Klingon
Companion", I was just speculating...
>> tuQoch'a'? tuQochbe''a'?
>>
>> ...Paul
>
> I don't just disagree. I'm right. You are wrong. Period.
Yes, Mr. Okrand Jr. :)
We GOTTA get Okrand on the list; I'm sure if he were to "okay" various things
we suggest, we'd have a huge volume of Klingon information... :)
...Paul
