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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Expect the unexpected
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Brent Kesler)
Wed Sep 17 13:54:21 2014
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Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:54:06 -0400
From: Brent Kesler <brent.of.all.people@gmail.com>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
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On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 12:29 PM, Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
wrote:
>
> reH 'elI'jaH yIpIH(taH)!
> Always expect the unexpected visitor!
>
> Note the homonym {pIH} "be suspicious", suggesting {reH yIpIH(taH)}
> "Always be suspicious" - good advice for any Klingon.
>
This inspired my suggestions:
DapIHbe'chugh, yIpIH. (simple and straightforward)
DapIHbe'chugh, yIpIHnISqu'! (more poetic, almost rhymes)
I like these because {yIpIH} is ambiguous, so the meaning changes depending
on the context.
1. "If you don't expect it, expect it." (A warning to be ready for
whatever's about to happen.)
2. "If you didn't expect it, be suspicious." (Advice for dealing with an
unforeseen circumstance.)
bI'reng
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quo=
te">On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 12:29 PM, Steven Boozer <span dir=3D"ltr"><<=
a href=3D"mailto:sboozer@uchicago.edu" target=3D"_blank">sboozer@uchicago.e=
du</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"marg=
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=C2=A0 reH 'elI'jaH yIpIH(taH)!<br>
=C2=A0 Always expect the unexpected visitor!<br>
<br>
Note the homonym {pIH} "be suspicious", suggesting {reH yIpIH(taH=
)} "Always be suspicious" - good advice for any Klingon.<br></blo=
ckquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>This inspired my suggestions:</d=
iv><div><br></div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0DapIHbe'chugh, yIpIH. (simpl=
e and straightforward)</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0DapIHbe'chugh, yIp=
IHnISqu'! (more poetic, almost rhymes)</div><div><br></div><div>I like =
these because {yIpIH} is ambiguous, so the meaning changes depending on the=
context.</div><div>1. "If you don't expect it, expect it." (=
A warning to be ready for whatever's about to happen.)</div><div>2. &qu=
ot;If you didn't expect it, be suspicious." (Advice for dealing wi=
th an unforeseen circumstance.)</div><div><br></div><div>bI'reng</div><=
/div></div></div>
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