[3551] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: taglines
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Thu Mar 3 14:40:02 1994
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From: Will Martin <whm2m@uva.pcmail.virginia.edu>
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Date: Thu, 3 Mar 94 13:58:20 EST
On Mar 1, 4:47am, Amy West wrote:
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> >>wej jIcheghbej.
> >>*I'll be back.
>
> >"wej"? Not sure how it';s being used here.
>
> Supposed to be something like "later" as opposed to "right now". I
> said to just leave it as "jIcheghbej" because, in the context in
> which it was said (Terminator), it can only mean "I *will* return".
>
> Amy
Maybe:
jIchegh 'e' yIpIHbej
That carries the sense of warning I think was intended. I think it is
better than {jIchegh 'e' vIHechbej}, which is the next nearest way I'd say
this. That sounds more like a promise than a threat, which was not what
Ahhnold was trying to do.
charghwI'
