[Tlhingan-hol] Stonewall Poster Goes Klingon ...

[Brent Kesler]

I scratched my head at {yIqImHa'}.

First, grammar. Wouldn't {-Qo'} be the usual negative marker for commands?
However, {-Ha'} is more than just another negative, so I have no problem
using it in commands; others more skilled than me might disagree.

Second, semantics. Whether {-Ha'} or {-Qo'} is used, to me {yIqIm-Ha'/Qo'}
sounds like "Pay no attention to this fact". I think the point of the
poster is to bring your attention to this fact and demand that you accept
it. For that, I'd say {yIlajqu'}. On the other hand, maybe it's a brusk
"Mind your own business", which is very Klingon. YMMV--I'd like to hear
what others think.

Finally, the I's in {yIqImHa'} should technically be capital, but since
there's no dot, I won't quibble over it.

bI'reng


On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 2:51 PM, Fiat Knox <fiat_knox at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> I learned of this link to Stonewall's "Some People Are Gay. Get Over It"
> campaign - which has attempted a translation of their slogan into Klingon
> ...
>
> Feature: http://www.stonewall.org.uk/media/current_releases/8746.asp
>
> Poster on Facebook:
> https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/923188_10151599468025399_502118005_n.jpg
>
> Have fun tearing into their translation effort.
>
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