True. But the english "I didn't do nothing", isn't used in formal speech. As I understand it, it is slang/informal. Anyway, since klingon doesn't use "two negatives", I have no problem writing klingon the english way. Although I do wonder.. Is klingon's not utilization of "two negatives" a conscious choice, or is it an unconscious carry-over from english ? But I guess, we'll never know. le'bogh DIS chu' botIvjaj.. ~ nI'ghma On Jan 1, 2018 21:00, "kechpaja" <kechpaja@comcast.net> wrote:
DIvI' Hol wIlo'taHvIS rut neH teH 'oH. {I didn't do nothing} jatlh 'op nuv. 'ach DIvI' Hol Segh Daghojbogh Dalo'taHvIS, teH 'oH.
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On Mon, Jan 01, 2018 at 02:46:02PM +0200, mayqel qunenoS wrote:
I just realized something..
In english you say "I didn't do anything" In greek we say "I didn't do nothing" In english you say "I don't know anything" In greek we say "I don't know nothing" In english you say "I don't go anywhere" In greek we say "I don't go nowhere"
I'm certain that you, being native english speakers, find the above greek phrases strange/wrong.
On the other hand, I, being greek, find the english phrases strange/wrong.
maj.
The question is, why should I -in klingon-, write {vay' vIqaSmoHbe'} instead of {pagh vIqaSmoHbe'} ? Why should I write {vay' vISovbe'} instead of {pagh vISovbe'} ? Why {vogh vIjaHbe'} instead of {pagh Daq vIjaHbe'} ?
Why should I follow the english way of expressing the above, instead of the greek ?
~ nI'ghma
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