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Re: nuqneH
dcctdw@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (dcctdw@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Sun Feb 16 19:20:06 1992
Errors-To: tlhIngan-Hol-request@village.boston.ma.us
Reply-To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@village.boston.ma.us>
From: Jeff Lee <jlee%smylex.UUCP@uhasun.hartford.edu>
To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@village.boston.ma.us>
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 92 11:04:04 EST
BANG%OAK.decnet@pine.circa.ufl.edu writes:
>
> Re: its kinda rude to just end a conversation and walk off..
> two viewpoints:
> 1) of course it is. Who cares? Not klingons. Moot point.
> 2) it's only rude in the AMERICAN culture, speaking ENGLISH. In
> Japanese it's rude to use the familiar form to someone of superior
> station. This doesn't stop us from doing it in English...
> in English it's a null situation.
Er, the "familiar form" in English is "thou". I only use it when speaking
to certain people, and NEVER to someone with whom I'm not familiar. :-)
Another way to signal the end of the conversation might be to say "jIrIn.
naDev vo' yIghoS"...
> Klingon is Klingon. Speak it as such and most of these "problems" go away,
> which is only as it should be, since they were never problems to begin with.
Ah, but what of the more tender moments in a Klingon's life? Surely, it's
not all gruff commands -- don't forget Klingon love poetry! Then again, the
following scenario IS possible, I suppose:
Her: nuqneH
Him: porghlIj
Her: SoHvaD vIlobqang joHwI'
Him: ghobe' Dajatlhpu'chugh 'ach vItlhap
Her: yIgheghHa'Qo'
Here's a translation, just so the pabpo' can tell me if I actually said
what I intended to:
Her: What do you want?
Him: Your body.
Her: I give it to you willingly, my lord.
Him: If you had said no, I would take it nevertheless.
Her: Don't be gentle!
jongmeyraj vIloS
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