tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu May 18 08:05:22 1995
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coffee
- From: Anthony Curran <[email protected]>
- Subject: coffee
- Date: Thu, 18 May 1995 10:07:12 -0500
>>I really don't know what "latte" or "cappuccino" even mean!
>>So, maybe they CAN be translated.
>>Kick it around the list for a while, and then I'll send in a
>>reply.
>>Lawrence
>Maybe they can, but must they? They are not translated in
>English.
>If English uses the Italian words, why should Klingon have its
>own?
>--'Iwvan
I agree. And I'd like to make a stab at transliterating them.
How about <<la'te'>> and <<qap'uchIno'>>.
BTW, I seem to remember from when I first signed on to this list
(about two months ago), catching the tail end of a discussion on
this very subject. Do any of the original participants recall
what their suggestions were? Or am I mistaken?
qo'ran