[Tlhingan-hol] rup

[Felix Malmenbeck]

Hmm, I'm uncertain what you mean by "<<tax>> isn't within brackets". Are you looking at a digital version of the book?


When two different definitions are given for a word, it's often to help avoid ambiguity. As you say, the English word "tax" is ambiguous, but the addition of "fine" makes it clear which meaning of the word is intended.

It would be very surprising if the Klingon word had the same ambiguity, so I'd advise you to stick to the "evil king" use of the word.


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there are two ways one can use the verb <<tax>> (or at least two that i know of). lets take a look at the following examples :

1. the captain's attempts to exit the meypur nebula,were taxing on the warbird's engines.
2. the evil king taxed his people to the point of extinction

..and now comes the time to open TKD p.106 and read :

rup fine,tax (v)

as we see the word <<tax>> isn't within brackets,which would give the impression that its meaning is limited to the meaning of example number 2.

so the question arises..

can I use {rup} in both ways (as illustrated in the aforementioned examples), or doing so I would be in canon violation,thus bringing down upon me the wrath of the Ca'non master ?

cpt qunnoQ
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