On Fri, 12 Apr 2019 at 14:06, Daniel Dadap <daniel@dadap.net {jagh vISuvvIp} - obviously taboo {mughIj jagh} - is this taboo? Or just a normal and expected reaction? {Dujeychugh jagh nIv yItuHQo'} and all, but {DughIjchugh jagh nIv, DatuHnIS'a'?}
Am 12.04.2019 um 14:41 schrieb De'vID:
not qoHpu''e' neH ghIjlu'.
The existence of this adage makes me fairly confident that there is no such taboo.
Yes, indeed. Besides, there is a difference between "being scared of something" and "being afraid to do something". For instance, a Klingon may say {mughIj Ha'DIbaHvam} to mention that this animal makes im feel uncomfortable for some reason, but he may be very brave and touch it anway, so he's not {touching-vIp}. A phrase from paq'batlh somehow shows the difference: jIDoghqu' vIghIjlu'mo' 'ej bortaS vIneHmo' jIleghlaHbe' 'ach chovuvtaH "What a fool I have been, blinded by fear and spite, and still you find me worthy." (PB, paq'raD, 2. qeHHa' loDnI') -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.klingonisch.de http://www.klingonwiki.net/En/PaqbatlhText