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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/8/2016 9:16 AM, Steven Boozer
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<pre wrap="">Lieven wrote:
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<pre wrap="">By the way, I don't know for sure what "take revenge" means, but what
about {noD} "retaliate"?
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SuStel:
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<pre wrap="">"Take revenge" has an important emotional component that "retaliate"
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I'm not sure that's true of {noD}:
batlh Heghlu'chugh noDnISbe' vay'
An honorable death requires no vengeance. TKW
cheQIHchugh manoDbe''a'
Wrong us, shall we not seek revenge? TKW
nurraj nIHlu'ta'mo' manoD
We will avenge your stolen pride ["dignity"] (PB early draft)
le'yo'raj nIHlu'ta'mo' penoD jatlh qeylIS
And Kahless spoke to them ... about avenging their stolen pride PB
Klingons may not distinguish between the two ideas; that is, they may take all these matters personally.
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<p>Ah! Then I take it back; <b>noD</b> is the perfect verb for <i>take
revenge</i>!<br>
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