[873] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: Re[2]: tape
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Fri May 14 06:18:34 1993
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From: Captain Krankor <krankor@codex.prds.cdx.mot.com>
To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@village.boston.ma.us>
Date: Fri, 14 May 93 02:28:03 -0400
> So let me verify that I understand the difference between
> -chuq and -'egh: qIpchuq implies that they are hitting each
> other (as was probably intended), and qIp'egh implies that a
> group of Klingons are standing around, each one hitting
> himself with his head? Dochvetlh vIlegh 'e' vItIv! :-)
No, I don't think it implies that at all. I think it is just as
ambiguous as the English: "They are hitting themselves." You could
certainly apply that to, say, a football team pairing off and
hitting each other during warmups.
The problem here is that the -egh applies to the group, not
necessarily to each individual in the group. Like I said, -chuq is
much better, but I didn't think -egh was wrong enough to take Okrand
to task on it.
--Krankor
