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

[David Trimboli]

On 6/28/2012 5:22 PM, ghunchu'wI' 'utlh wrote:
>
> On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 11:51 AM, David Trimboli <david at trimboli.name> wrote:
>>> I use {chIp}, without hesitation or ironic intent, to describe mowing the
>>> lawn.
>>
>> Have you any justification for this?
>
> It's an obvious analogy that I would expect anyone familiar with both
> Klingon language and grassy lawns to understand. That nobody on the
> mailing list ever questioned the meaning when I used it that way tells
> me that my expectation is justified. I'd rather not pursue the other
> possibilities: nobody read the notes where I did it, or those who
> failed to accept the usage didn't care enough to comment.

Oh, okay. You made it up.

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