In Hamlet, Act II, scene 2, in a letter to Ophelia, Hamlet finished his words with 'O dear Ophelia, I am ill at these numbers, I have not art to reckon my groans: but that I love thee best, O most best, believe it. Adieu. 'Thine evermore, most dear lady, whilst this machine is to him, HAMLET.' The Klingon version ends with reH banglI', porghDaj yInmoHtaHvIS neH QuQDaj, HAMLET'e'. translating "machine" as {QuQ}, so I just wondered... {QuQ} is defined in TKD as "engine", so is {jonta'}, and we also have {jo'} and {mIqta'}, both translated as "machinery". I am not an expert for Shakespeare, and maybe I do not understand this line correctly, but what was the reason for this word choice? And what would you have chosen here? -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.klingonisch.de http://www.klingonwiki.net/En/Hamlet