Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: chop (verb)

From: tlhIngan-Hol <tlhingan-hol-bounces@lists.kli.org> On Behalf Of Lieven L. Litaer via tlhIngan-Hol

Does {chop} really mean just "bite"? Or does it also mean "bite off"?

It just means "bite." In English, "bite" alone doesn't imply "bite off," and {chop} wasn't defined as "bite off." {chop} means to close the teeth against something. {'uSDaj chop. chev.} means to do two things: bite the leg (and) separate it (from its owner). No doubt insufferable Klingon nerds would, at this point, demonstrate biting something, then releasing it, taking out a knife, and cutting it off of whatever it's part of and say, "See? See? I bit it and separated it, just like you said! See?"