tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Nov 16 10:28:46 1995
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Re: tlhIngan pongmey
- From: "Garrett Michael Hayes" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: tlhIngan pongmey
- Date: Thu, 16 Nov 1995 13:35:40 EST
- Organization: Client/Server Labs
- Priority: normal
On 16 Nov 95 at 10:14, d'Armond Speers wrote:
> > This sounds good to me. However, there are probably a LOT of people
> > involved in things Klingon who are also computer types. You might
> > want to pick something a bit more personal and less transitory.
>
> When I came on this list late in 1992, I received some flack for choosing
> "Holtej" as my name. I countered with the observation that TKD lists
> names for people that are also other words, like /Qugh/ and /matlh/.
> Then, there's the incontravertible /Qel/, which pretty much settles
> things. Also, it's not at all uncommon to choose names of professions as
> personal names, such as "Porter", "Smith", and "Miller". I think we've
> done a decent job of disambiguating when we're referring to an individual,
> ane when we're referring to a profession, on this list.
>
> --Holtej
>
My observation was not intended as "flack" or any other sort of
criticism. My own *tlhIngan pong* certainly translates as an
"occupation" of sorts. All I meant was that it seemed possibly a
"quick" choice and that he might want to consider a bit further if he
wanted that as a "permanent" name, or find something which might be
more distinctive of him personally. It is certainly not my place (or
anyone's) to tell someone what a "proper" name is.
'etlhqengwI'
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