<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div></div><div>On Apr 26, 2018, at 17:12, SuStel <<a href="mailto:sustel@trimboli.name">sustel@trimboli.name</a>> wrote:</div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:AEC69673-21CA-4550-BE86-8E3709D1DADD@dadap.net"><blockquote type="cite"><div><p>Don't insert the subordinate clause between the main clause
and its question word. Also, keep your indefinite subject
consistent throughout. <b>tlhIngan Hol jatlhlu'taHvIS chay'
<i>facepalm</i> jatlhlu'?</b></p>
</div>
</blockquote>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Cool, this is helpful. Would “tlhIngan Hol jatlhlu'taHvIS
chay' X jatlhlu'” be a reasonable way to ask how to say X in
Klingon? Is there a more concise/preferred way to do this?<br>
</div>
</blockquote>
<br>
Maybe <b>wejpuH</b><i> charming (used only ironically).</i></div></blockquote><br><div>Ah, thanks; wejpuH could probably work nicely for many “facepalm” situations, although that particular question about a more concise/preferred way was in regards to “tlhIngan Hol jatlhlu'taHvIS chay' X jatlhlu'”.</div></body></html>