On 11/18/2021 8:32 AM, Will Martin wrote:

I won’t presume that this is not some new thing that canon suggests as correct,

You should have presumed that, because that's what it is.

Oh, I see I got confused by your multiple negatives. Don't presume that, because it's a new thing introduced in 2018.

http://klingon.wiki/En/Instead

Canonical examples:

'awje' vItlhutlh; HIq vItlhutlh 'e' qa'
I drink root beer instead of liquor.

jIQam; jIba' 'e' qa'
I stand instead of sitting.

I clearly can't English today. I stand instead of sit.

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