[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: qID

[Lieven L. Litaer]

Am 28.02.2023 um 16:40 schrieb Steven Boozer via tlhIngan-Hol:
> Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, February 28, 2023
>
> Klingon word: 	qID
> Part of speech: 	noun
> Definition: 	joke
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> AFAIK the noun has never been used in a sentence.

The word {lut tlhaQ} appeared in a chapter on PK about jokes. In the
example dialogue, the speaker asked for a {lut tlhaQ} and the responder
told a joke. So even though the canon translation is "funny story", it
might be glossed as "joke". The canon word for joke is {qID}. Okrand
explained the difference:

(qepHom 2022 booklet p. 17) Often interchangeable, but generally
speaking, if the narrative wasn't particularly funny until the last
line, that would be a {qID} while a {lut tlhaQ} is a narrative that's
funny, at least sporadically, throughout.
Note that to play a practical joke on someone, to trick on someone, is
not {qID} (the verb meaning "joke"). It's {chem} "prank."


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Lieven L. Litaer
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