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Re: Word used by Marnen
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Thu Feb 24 21:52:41 1994
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~markoyvo':
>> jatlh 'e' mevnISDI', 'oH Sov SuvwI'
>
>Well, I might prefer it without the "'oH", but otherwise it's okay. It
>doesn't emphasize the time quite so much, but that's okay. Another
>rephrase would be "jatlh 'e' mev 'e' Sov SuvwI'": a warrior knows *that* he
>has finished speaking. Not precisely the words I had in English? So what.
>In this usage, it suffices. I, too, doubt that such rephrasing always
>works, though, and I don't think it goes against canon. What examples have
>you for better suggestions?
How about:
poH'e' jatlhnISbe'bogh Sov SuvwI'na'
("A true fighter knows the time when he doesn't need to speak.")
--HoD trI'Qal
tlhwD lIy So'
