[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon "eggcorn"
ghunchu'wI' 'utlh
qunchuy at alcaco.net
Fri Jan 13 11:47:03 PST 2012
On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 5:33 AM, De'vID jonpIn <de.vid.jonpin at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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. Bonus 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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