[89303] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: chIjwI' tIQ bom: 'ay' cha'
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (ghunchu'wI' 'utlh)
Wed Aug 31 14:48:47 2011
In-Reply-To: <6.2.5.6.2.20110831100931.08002068@flyingstart.ca>
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:42:25 -0400
From: "ghunchu'wI' 'utlh" <qunchuy@alcaco.net>
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
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On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 1:58 PM, Robyn Stewart <robyn@flyingstart.ca> wrote:
>>'ej bIQ'a' charDaq lengchoHqu'
>>Sarqu'bogh Depmey char.
>
> Sort of a shame you lose the legs, as they are such a big wtf for the
> poem.
{Sarqu'bogh} and {'uS ghajbogh} have the same number of syllables. I'm
just saying.
Oh, and while you're comparing and contrasting {ragh} with {non},
don't ignore {ngIm}.
> (My previous exposure to this may have been all via Douglas Adams).
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is what first prompted me to
read the Rime.
>>'ej QaDchoHpu' Hoch jatDu'maj,
>>bIQ Hutlhlu'mo' Dach QIch:
>>majatlhlaHbe', 'ej nIbchu' ghu'
>>nuvoQmoHpu'chugh tlhIch.
>
> Love the rhythm. I might have understood it quicker if the 'ej were a toH.
As a counterpoint, {'ej} works for me just fine. "We cannot speak,
exactly as if we were choked by smoke."
-- ghunchu'wI'
