[Tlhingan-hol] Use Klingon!

[mayql qunenoS]

mInDu'wIj DapoSmoHqa' De'vID SuStel je.. mutlho'qu'moH ngoDvam..
De'vID and SuStel again you opened my eyes.. this fact makes me grateful..

qunenoS HoD

On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 7:02 PM, mayql qunenoS <mihkoun at gmail.com> wrote:
> De'vID SuStel je Savan !
>
> jatlh De'vID :
> De'vID said :
>
>> Just curious, why do you seem to think that one says *{vIQaghlu'}
>> rather than {jIQagh(pu')}? Is this a carry-over from Greek or
>> something?
>
> <I am mistaken> vIjatlhmeH,{vIQaghlu'} vIlo'..
> In order to say <I am mistaken>, I used {vIQaghlu'}..
>
> jatlh SuStel :
> SuStel said :
>
>> Probably because in English you say it in the passive voice: "I am mistaken."
>
> bIlugh !
> you are correct !
>
>> but {-lu'} is not passive voice, a feature Klingon does not have.
>
> Qu'vatlh ! DaH chomerqu'pu' !
> Qu'vatlh ! now you surprised me !
>
>> I think qun is making the same... um... mistake.
>
> bIlughbej..
> you are correct..
>
> qunenoS HoD
>
> On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 6:14 PM, SuStel <sustel at trimboli.name> wrote:
>> On 12/11/2015 11:10 AM, SuStel wrote:
>>>
>>> Probably because in English you say it in the passive voice: "I am
>>> mistaken."
>>
>>
>> That is to say, "I am mistaken" isn't actually passive voice, but it sounds
>> like it is.
>>
>>
>> --
>> SuStel
>> http://trimboli.name
>>
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