Possibly it's military jargon. It is an odd phrase, but I understand {potlh De'} as an "announcement" or a flash alert. (IIRC the message was about General Koord being taken hostage on Nimbus III. ) Okrand has used {De' potlh} "important data/information" twice AFAIK: tlhIngan toQDuj Duj De' potlh Klingon Bird of Prey General Specifications (KBoP title) Marc Okrand jIH. De' potlh vIlab. I am Marc Okrand and I bring you an important message. ('U'-MTK) and the noun {potlh} "consequential thing, something important" once: tlhIngan qorDu' potlh Klingon Family Values (S13 title) After ST5 came out, {QIn} "message" appeared in KGT and was subsequently used on the special reissue ST3 DVD case, though I don't know whether Okrand was involved: Qugh la'vaD QIn pav [Urgent message for Commander Kruge. (untranslated) ] --Voragh -----Original Message----- From: Lieven While look at some canon phrases, I stumbled over a phrase from ST5: {yo'SeH yaHnIvvo' potlh De' wIHevtaH.} "We are receiving a priority message from Operations Command." I would have said {De' potlh} "important data" here. Is this an error, or is it just not much difference between "important data" and "data about something important"?