tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Aug 10 01:16:19 1995
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Re: }} Greetings v. Hails
- From: Chris Nielsen <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: }} Greetings v. Hails
- Date: Thu, 10 Aug 1995 17:16:19 +1200 (NZST)
On Wed, 9 Aug 1995, Jeremy Cowan wrote:
> On Wed, 9 Aug 1995, Alan Anderson wrote:
> > janSIy writes:
> > >And since "nuqneH" is not used to greet someone, but rather to get their
> > >attention, I would count it as a hail not a greeting.
> >
> > Contrariwise, I think its appropriate usage IS to acknowledge or "greet"
> > someone, and NOT to get his/her attention. Would you approach your
> > neighbor intending to begin a conversation and start by saying {nuqneH}?
> > Or would you acknowledge your neighbor's approach by asking {nuqneH}? The
> > latter sounds more reasonable to me.
>
> Obviously, I would not approach someone and use {nuqneH}. However, nor
> would I use it to acknowledge someone's approach. In good Klingon form, I
> would simply wait to hear what they had to say. If, however, they
> approached me, then simply stared, I would try to get their attention
> back on track by saying {nuqneH}. This is the purpose of a hail, not to
> be polite, but to get communication going.
So is stating your business, which is what I thought a Klingon would do
when approaching someone.
Chris