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[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon "eggcorn"
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (ghunchu'wI' 'utlh)
Fri Jan 13 14:47:43 2012
From: "ghunchu'wI' 'utlh" <qunchuy@alcaco.net>
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:47:03 -0500
To: Klingon language email discussion forum <tlhIngan-Hol@kli.org>
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On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 5:33 AM, De'vID jonpIn <de.vid.jonpin@gmail.com> wr=
ote:
> Now here's a challenge: come up with a Klingon term for "eggcorn".
> That is, create a term where a part has been substituted with a
> similar-sounding element, such that the end-result is still a
> plausible (but wrong) interpretation of the original. =A0Bonus points if
> it involves more than one of {QIm}, {tIr}, and {naH}.
{rItlh naH}
Imagine thinking that Picasso and Miro produced their paintings by
staining a canvas with red raspberries and purple grapes and other
stain-producing fruits.
-- ghunchu'wI'
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