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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/8/2021 11:28 AM, Will Martin
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cite="mid:38A6C8C8-347B-4F09-AD15-1AD9937A1A80@mac.com">Yeah, but
it gets really interesting when you try to say, “My ship is faster
than your ship.”</blockquote>
<p>Yes, I said that. "The only time the lack of a verb for <i>be
fast</i> is a problem is when you want to compare speeds — <b>nom
leng</b><i> travel fast</i> doesn't fit into the Q of a
comparative"</p>
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cite="mid:38A6C8C8-347B-4F09-AD15-1AD9937A1A80@mac.com">
<div>I mean, I like recasting things, but this feels worse than
not having a question word for “which” and people whined about
that for years. </div>
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<div>{Do qaD lujeSchugh DujlIj DujwIj je, Qapbej DujwIj!}</div>
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<div>{ngoQmajDaq DujlIj Sum law’ DujwIj Sum puS ‘ach nom
ghoSlaHqu’mo’ DujwIj, pawlaHpa’ DujlIj, pawta’ DujwIj, jay’!}
[seems a little wordy for competitive banter]</div>
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<div>{qIbDaq DujwIj nom ghoSlaHghach Doj law’ Hoch Doj puS!} [Han
Solo would probably look askance at his Klingon translator after
THAT translation, though one might argue that it does a decent
job of getting to the core of the boast.]</div>
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<p>I daresay we can do better than that.</p>
<p><b>DujwIj Do laH vItlh law' DujlIj Do laH vItlh puS</b><i> My
ship is faster than your ship</i> (referring to potential
speed).</p>
<p><b>DujwIj Do vItlh law' DujlIj Do vItlh puS</b><i> My ship is
faster than your ship </i>(referring to current speed).</p>
<p><b>qIbDaq DujwIj Do laH vItlh law' Hoch vItlh puS</b><i> My ship
is the fastest in the galaxy</i> (referring to potential speed).<br>
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