[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: jang

Philip Newton philip.newton at gmail.com
Mon Nov 14 02:54:28 PST 2011


On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 16:35, David Trimboli <david at trimboli.name> wrote:
> A couple of ways to explain the discrepancy: (1) it's an error; (2) jokes in
> general, or this joke in particular, have fossilized forms due to their
> being enjoyed by being repeated exactly, and this form includes older
> grammar no longer found in ta' Hol.

FWIW, I assume #2.

> Without further information from Okrand, this will remain a mystery. Your
> best bet is to follow the information given in the interview except when
> telling jokes.

jIQochbe'.

Cheers,
Philip
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Philip Newton <philip.newton at gmail.com>



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