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Re: Khamlet vs Hamlet

• From: [email protected]
• Subject: Re: Khamlet vs Hamlet
• Date: Sun, 25 Aug 1996 15:46:04 -0400

jatlh vay':

>  > The pIqaD used to
>  > spell the name is Hamlet...however Nick, in transliterating
>  > the name spells it Khamlet....What's the deal?

Because English does not have the sound which is represented by Klingon {H},
there is no letter or combination of letters associated with it.  So,
different combinations appear depending upon who the translator (or
transliterator) is, what language is being transliterated, how much coffee
the translator has had to drink recently, etc.

My big dictionary, for one, uses /kh/ to represent {H} in pronunciation
guides.

SuStel
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