[88932] in tlhIngan-Hol
RE: Compensating
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Wed Jul 6 11:05:46 2011
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 09:55:04 -0500
In-Reply-To: <4e137be3.822ae70a.7c94.ffffdb7d@mx.google.com>
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SIv naHQun:
> It's often said that people that drive big, expensive cars are compensating for
> something. How would one go about saying something like that in Klingon?
> Or conversely, that you're able to drive a small car (or use a small phone)
> because you don't have to compensate?
> Or would a Klingon just go out and say it directly? Something like
> tIq *peng*wIjmo', mach QumwI' vIlo'laH.
He might refer to his <ahem> "hammer" instead:
HoSghajmo' mupwI'wIj, QumwI' mach vIlo'laH
Cf. KGT p. 129:
"for a Klingon, a hammer is a symbol of power. The phrase {HoSghaj;
mupwI' rur} ('powerful as a hammer') is based on this notion."
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
