[tlhIngan Hol] New Words and Grammar Points from qep'a' cha'maH javDIch

Thu Jul 25 16:13:08 PDT 2019

> Has anyone pointed out yet that Hoy
> “sophisticated” is likely an antonymic
> reference to hoi polloi?

I'd assumed it was based on "hoity-toity", or just a stereotypical British pronunciation of the word "high".
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Subject: Re: [tlhIngan Hol] New Words and Grammar Points from qep'a' cha'maH javDIch

Has anyone pointed out yet that Hoy “sophisticated” is likely an antonymic reference to hoi polloi?

Doug

On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 10:16 AM nIqolay Q <niqolay0 at gmail.com<mailto:niqolay0 at gmail.com>> wrote:
On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 5:58 AM Rhona Fenwick <qeslagh at hotmail.com<mailto:qeslagh at hotmail.com>> wrote:
teH mIwvam. 'e' vIwoqlaH. :P

This is a good thought, though why the -qa' would be there is beyond me.

ghaytan mu' qID meqna' 'oHbe' meqvetlh'e'. Dochmey loS roSqa'tejpu' 'e' vIrIch neH vIneH.

On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 9:56 AM Alan Anderson <qunchuy at alcaco.net<mailto:qunchuy at alcaco.net>> wrote:
You’re telling us that archeologists are concerned with re-licks?

toH! Datu'ta'! chay' vIleghbe'...
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