Re: Klingon and puns (was Re: Klingon grammar)

E fésto Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>:
> On Sat, Jan 03, 2004 at 12:14:59PM -0500, R J wrote:
>>    What do puns have to do with Klingon grammar
>
> Nothing at all!  They have a lot to do with Klingon vocabulary, however.
> For instance, {bang} means "lover", {tlhaQ} (which sounds a lot like
> "clock" under the assumption that {tlhIngan} sounds like "Klingon")
> means "chronometer", {tIq} means "heart" ("ticker"), {HIq} means
> "liquor" ("Hic!"),  {'Iw} means "blood" ("Ewww!"), and on and on and on.
Puns in the Vocabulary of tlhIngan Hol
http://www.kli.org/wiki/index.php?Puns%20in%20the%20Vocabulary%20of%20tlhIngan%20Hol




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