[84391] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: HISlaH/ghobe' with negative questions
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alan Anderson)
Fri Apr 11 21:58:32 2008
In-Reply-To: <6.2.1.2.2.20080411091852.02704c70@imap.uchicago.edu>
From: Alan Anderson <aranders@insightbb.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:19:11 -0400
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
Errors-to: tlhingan-hol-bounce@kli.org
Reply-to: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
On Apr 11, 2008, at 11:01 AM, Steven Boozer wrote:
> Would Klingons answer the
> literal question exactly as asked (as they do in Vulcan I would
> imagine),
> or would they answer the implied question behind the literal form
> (as we do
> in English)?
Does it matter how Klingons would answer it? Klingons wouldn't *ask*
it. Be straightforward!
Qorwagh yISoQmoH!
Avoid the problem. Ask the question directly. Don't make the other
person have to figure out what answer you want.
