Re: Yes it *is* better in Klingon...
| From: | Philip Newton <philip.newton@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, October 13, 2004, 5:47 |
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On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 10:21:07 -0000, Christian Thalmann <cinga@...> wrote:
> Hehe... maybe if Kleenex extended its market into the
> Empire, the word would end up *thlIneq. ;-)
More likely *tlhIneQ, I think, retaining a final affricate. (Possibly
*tlhIyneQ, which not only more closely mimics the English vowel sound
but uses a closed CVC first syllable.)
Cheers,
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Philip Newton <philip.newton@...>
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