[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: joH

[SuStel]

On 9/11/2021 9:22 AM, mayqel qunen'oS wrote:
>
> Seemingly/apparently, in direct address you can't use the word {joH} 
> unless you either say {ghawran joH} or {joHwI'}.
>
>
> So, let's say you see a lord ready to cross the street and be run over 
> by a bus.. You don't remember his name, and he isn't your lord either..
>
>
> According to the wisdom of the klingon language, you can't say {joH, 
> yIyItchoHQo'}. Oh, no.. That's wrong..
>
Hang on. What wisdom are you referring to? I don't remember seeing 
anything that said *joH* without the *-wI'* can't be used in direct 
address all by itself. Did I miss something?

Now, if I /did/ miss something, what's the big deal? Suppose you see 
someone who isn't a lord cross the street and be run over by a bus. Not 
only do you not remember his name, you also can't call him *joH* because 
he isn't one.

So what's the problem? *'eH! mev!*

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SuStel
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