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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/22/2019 10:54 AM, Will Martin
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<div>It’s easy to forget that {latlh} is a noun and not quite the
grammatical equivalent of the English word “other”. I suspect we
overuse it when alternatives would be clearer. </div>
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<p>Some canonical uses of <b>latlh</b> that are unambiguously not<i>
</i>as a standalone noun...</p>
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<p><b>HeghDI' tlhIngan SuvwI' pagh tlhIngan SuvwI' HoHlu'DI'
Heghtay lulop latlh tlhInganpu'.<br>
</b><i>When a Klingon warrior dies or is killed, other Klingons
may perform a ceremonial howl or yell as part of the Klingon
death ritual.</i> (SkyBox S31)</p>
<p><b>latlh HIvje'Daq 'Iw HIq bIr yIqang!<br>
</b><i>Pour the cold bloodwine into another glass! </i>(KGT)<br>
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<p><b>latlh HIvje'Daq 'Iw HIq bIr vIqang<i><br>
</i></b><i>I pour </i><i>the cold bloodwine into another
glass</i> (KGT)</p>
<p><b>QIt wa’ qa’ nuD veqlargh<br>
QIt latlh qa’ nuD veqlargh<br>
Hegh lurur mInDu’Daj<br>
</b><i>Fek’lhr inspects them,<br>
One by one,<br>
With his deadly glance.</i> (PB)</p>
<p><b>Sepvetlh latlh DopDaq<br>
Hatlh lengtaHvIS qeylIS<br>
lutlhej tlhInganpu’ Hem mI’ nIb<br>
</b><i>On the other side of the land,<br>
Kahless traveled the lands<br>
With an equal number of proud Klingons.</i> (PB — notice
the <i>other side,</i> which was being talked about before)</p>
<p><b>vIHbe’choH latlh SuvwI’pu’<br>
bey HoS QoymeH<br>
‘IjmeH QamtaH</b><i><b><br>
</b></i><i>The rest of the warriors stopped,<br>
They stood and listened,<br>
To hear the mighty howl.</i> (PB)<br>
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<p>Okrand seems to be fairly free with his use of <b>latlh.</b>
When modifying another noun, it sometimes means some unspecified
extra number, sometimes it means one other, it sometimes means the
next one, it sometimes means all the remaining somethings, and it
sometimes means the opposite version of something.<br>
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