maj. So, I guess the conclusion of this thread would be : "We can create metaphoric phrases, as long as each word within that phrase is used on its literal klingon definition ; we can't use single words metaphorically". qunnoq On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 6:39 PM, Alan Anderson <qunchuy@alcaco.net> wrote:
On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 8:08 AM, mayqel qunenoS <mihkoun@gmail.com> wrote:
ok, I'll play along.. So, if I say : {toQDuj QuQ ruptaH pIvlob chorgh} you will accept it ?
"Warp factor eight taxes the Bird of Prey's engine."
Oh, I see what you're trying to do. You aren't using a metaphor. Metaphor means applying a word to something that it doesn't normally apply to, implying a comparison or analogy. An example would be "A teacher plants the seeds of knowledge." Knowledge is not literally a living thing that grows from a planted seed, but you should be able to recognize an appropriate similarity with the phrase.
However, you are doing something entirely different. You are using a word to mean something other than its definition. You are ignoring the clarification that tells us {rup} means "tax" as in "impose a tariff or duty", and you are trying to use another meaning of the English word "tax": encumber, burden, overload.
Here's an example of metaphor in Klingon: {teSDu'wIj DuQ bo'Degh QoQ 'ej qa'wIj qajmoH.}
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