[83968] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: Missing question words
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Trimboli)
Mon Jan 14 16:27:50 2008
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:25:38 -0500
From: David Trimboli <david@trimboli.name>
In-reply-to: <83603E37-B57A-4612-A955-71B9E155A9C0@embarqmail.com>
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
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Doq wrote:
> Another angle on this:
>
> I'm not sure that a Klingon would ask "How happy are you?" It's just a
> hunch, but I think there would always be a sense of mission behind
> such a question.
True. This is more than just a fannish idea: KGT goes into a little
detail about how Klingons are more direct. Why ask "Are you cold?" if
what you're really asking is "Do you want me to close the window?"
If the interrogated says "Why do you ask?" you know you weren't direct.
SuStel
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