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

[qov at kli.org]

I would have gone straight for the verb:

latlhpu' DalpIch = you blame others = you place the blame on others

I didn't mention it before because I know your exercise was to use pIch as a
noun.

- Qov

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mayql qunenoS [mailto:mihkoun at gmail.com]
> Sent: February 7, 2016 3:26
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> Subject: Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: pIch
> 
> ghItlhpu' Qov :
> 
> > I'm not very comfortable with {vay'Daq pIch lan}.
> > I think "place the blame on" is too idiomatic to do this.
> 
> yeah, I thought so too 'a I couldn't find any other way to express the
intented
> meaning.
> 
> taH :
> 
> > pIch ... I wonder if Marc chose the word because we tend to pitch the
> > blame towards others.
> 
> Indeed.. It could be so..
> 
> qunnoq HoD
> 
> On Sat, Feb 6, 2016 at 9:12 PM,  <qov at kli.org> wrote:
> >> 'Iv wIpIchnIS noH wIlujmo' ? ghel Qang.. pIch Qujvam vIreHQo' !
> >> Who do we need to blame for loosing the war ? asked the chancellor..
> >> I
> > will
> >> not play this blame game !
> >
> > vIparHa'.
> >
> >> latlhpu'Daq pIch Dalanmo', QaghmeylIj DanuDnIS.
> >> Before you place the blame on others, you need to examine your own
> >> mistakes.
> >
> > I'm not very comfortable with {vay'Daq pIch lan}.  I think "place the
> > blame on" is too idiomatic to do this.
> >
> > pIch ... I wonder if Marc chose the word because we tend to pitch the
> > blame towards others.
> >
> > - Qov
> >
> >
> >
> >
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