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Re: Translation challenge: Would you go out with me?

From:Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
Date:Tuesday, November 28, 2006, 22:52
On 11/28/06, Philip Newton <philip.newton@...> wrote:
> On 11/26/06, Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> wrote: > > I submit this for Klingon: chotlhej'a'? [tSotKEdZ'?a?] lit. > > "Did/do/will you accompany me?" One could add a purpose clause or a > > destination, but the simpler form seems to be more in line with the > > Klingon linguistic aesthetic. :) > > I'd like to amend that to {HItlhej} "Accompany me!". > > Being direct is a virtue; none of this namby-pambying around asking > for permission :)
Good point. -- Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>