Am 29.01.2020 um 15:44 schrieb SuStel:
We are told that *Suvchu'* means /fight to the death,/ so wherever we see that word we should interpret it that way. (I disagree with Lieven
Of course you do.
that *Suvchu'* means /fight to the death/ when it refers to what Klingons think but just /fight perfectly/ when it refers to what Terrans footballers might think.
But that's what KGT says, and there's a reason for it to say it. I quote again, in case you over-read it: "From the Klingon point of view, {Suvchu'} ("fight perfectly") is "fight to the death." (KGT, p. 49)
This is the language of the Klingons,
This moves back to the arguing of "Klingons would not say that", so I'd prefer to stay out of this kind of discussion. -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.klingonisch.de http://www.klingonwiki.net/Word/Suv