[85362] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: The language of the spirit
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (ghunchu'wI')
Fri Apr 24 18:39:45 2009
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From: "ghunchu'wI'" <qunchuy@alcaco.net>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:37:53 -0400
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
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On Apr 24, 2009, at 10:44 AM, Elizabeth Lawrence wrote:
> ...in a poetic context, I was wondering if it might be acceptable
> to use these suffixes when referring to batlh (honor) given the
> Klingon propensity for nearly personifying it.
bom DaqontaHvIS, Hol chutmey DapablaH pagh Dapabbe'laH. lajbe'chugh
vay', SaH 'Iv? bomlIj 'oH.
In a poetic context, rules of language are there to be followed or
ignored as the poet sees fit. Not everything an artist produces will
be considered "acceptable" by everyone, but isn't that part of the
reason for art to exist in the first place?
-- ghunchu'wI'
