[tlhIngan Hol] Marc Okrand talking about DSC (spoilerfree)

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On 28 September 2017 at 01:08, Felix Malmenbeck <felixm at kth.se> wrote:
>
> I also don't don't really think that reason (1) holds up, considering {wo'
> DevtaHjaj ghawran} is explicitly stated not to be a toast, in contrast with
> {wo' ghawran DevtaHjaj}.
>
> It's also worth noting that paq'batlh contains two similar sentences (one
> of which is repeated three times). I'm generally very suspicious towards
> paq'batlh, in part because it is meant to be an old and poetic text, but
> mostly because we know it contains a lot of oddities.
>
> The sentences are listed here:
>
> http://www.klingonwiki.net/En/PaqbatlhNewRules#A_2._Verb_45suffix_7_43_jaj
>
It's also worth noting that every exception has been with {-taH}, and never
with {-pu'}, {-ta'}, or {-lI'}.

Can I say {wo' DevlI'jaj ghawran}, if I don't like him? :-)

(This reminds me of the bumper stickers which say "Pray for [some
politician] - Psalm 109:8". That verse says "Let his days be few, and let
another take his office".)

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