[98178] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Last X and testament?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Fiat Knox)
Sat Mar 15 20:23:06 2014
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 00:22:41 +0000 (GMT)
From: Fiat Knox <fiat_knox@yahoo.co.uk>
To: Klingon Mailing List <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
In-Reply-To: <4C567A70-3106-48D6-8F28-7FFF41A90382@alcaco.net>
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{ghItlh Qav}, sure. Or=C2=A0 perhaps {QIn Qav}.=0AIt struck me that only an=
alien would leave behind a QIn Qav- Klingons make a point of honouring ver=
bal contracts. When a Klingon says something will be done, it gets done or =
the Klingon faces dishonour. Never any need to write anything down. One of =
the reasons why they and humans get along so well ... "Can I have that in w=
riting?" translates in Klingon to "I do not trust your honour."=0A=0A=0A=0A=
=0AOn Sunday, 16 March 2014, 0:04, ghunchu'wI' <qunchuy@alcaco.net> wrote:=
=0A =0AOn Mar 15, 2014, at 12:11 PM, lojmIt tI'wI' nuv 'utlh <lojmitti7wi7n=
uv@gmail.com> wrote:=0A>=0A>> I really think that Klingon mentality is=E2=
=80=A6=0A>=0A>You give good arguments.=0A>=0A>They aren't completely releva=
nt, though. The question is not one of Klingon culture and mentality, but r=
ather one of how to concisely describe in Klingon something that is well em=
bedded in "Western Terran" culture.=0A>=0A>Of the suggestions I've seen, I =
like {ghitlh Qav} the best.=0A>=0A>-- ghunchu'wI' =0A>=0A>_________________=
______________________________=0A>Tlhingan-hol mailing list=0A>Tlhingan-hol=
@kli.org=0A>http://mail.kli.org/mailman/listinfo/tlhingan-hol=0A>=0A>=0A>
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ga=
ramond, new york, times, serif;font-size:18pt"><div><span>{<span style=3D"f=
ont-weight: bold;">ghItlh Qav</span>}, sure. Or perhaps {<span style=
=3D"font-weight: bold;">QIn Qav</span>}.</span></div><div style=3D"color: r=
gb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 24px; font-family: garamond,new york,times,serif; b=
ackground-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">It struck me that only a=
n alien would leave behind a <span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">QIn Qav</sp=
an><span> - Klingons make a point of honouring verbal contracts. When a Kli=
ngon says something will be done, it gets done or the Klingon faces dishono=
ur. Never any need to write anything down. One of the reasons why they and =
humans get along <span style=3D"font-style: italic;">so</span> well ... "Ca=
n I have that in writing?" translates in Klingon to "I do not trust your ho=
nour."<br></span></div><div style=3D"display: block;" class=3D"yahoo_quoted=
"> <br>
<br> <div style=3D"font-family: garamond, new york, times, serif; font-siz=
e: 18pt;"> <div style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvet=
ica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir=3D"ltr">=
<font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"> On Sunday, 16 March 2014, 0:04, ghunchu'w=
I' <qunchuy@alcaco.net> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <blockquote style=
=3D"border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; margin-top: =
5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <div class=3D"y_msg_container">On Mar 15, 2014, =
at 12:11 PM, lojmIt tI'wI' nuv 'utlh <<a shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailt=
o:lojmitti7wi7nuv@gmail.com" href=3D"mailto:lojmitti7wi7nuv@gmail.com">lojm=
itti7wi7nuv@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">&=
gt; I really think that Klingon mentality is=E2=80=A6<br clear=3D"none"><br=
clear=3D"none">You give good arguments.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"non=
e">They aren't completely relevant, though. The question is not one of Klin=
gon culture and mentality, but
rather one of how to concisely describe in Klingon something that is well =
embedded in "Western Terran" culture.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">=
Of the suggestions I've seen, I like {ghitlh Qav} the best.<br clear=3D"non=
e"><br clear=3D"none">-- ghunchu'wI' <div class=3D"yqt6424285714" id=3D"yqt=
fd15869"><br clear=3D"none">_______________________________________________=
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=3D"http://mail.kli.org/mailman/listinfo/tlhingan-hol" target=3D"_blank">ht=
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