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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/17/2016 11:30 AM, mayqel qunenoS
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<pre wrap="">lutlhob <naDevvo' vaS'a'Daq majaHlaH'a'?>
They ask him, "Can we get to the Great Hall from here?" PK
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Apparently, this sentence and subsequent translation, must come way
before the details which concern the use of verbs of movement were
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<p>Correct: <i>Power Klingon</i> came before the Okrand interview
that explained verbs of motion.</p>
<p>One need not apply the rule too strictly, however. If there is
the occasional contradiction, especially one that came before the
rule was given to us, we can overlook it as a mere exception, or
even an error.</p>
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<pre wrap="">It is one thing to say that klingon does not tolerate redundancy, so
we should omit useless words, prefixes or suffixes ;
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<p>As a matter of fact, Klingon does tolerate redundancy, more than
English in some cases. However, the immortal advice of William
Strunk still applies: omit needless words.<br>
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