tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Feb 03 19:38:52 1997
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RE: Beyond TKD errata
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: Beyond TKD errata
- Date: Tue, 4 Feb 97 03:38:29 UT
February 03, 1997 7:29 PM EST, jatlh HurghwI':
> jatlh ghunchu'wI':
> >The list printed in HolQeD 5:4 consistently misidentifies {QonoS}
> >with an extra {'}, incorrectly spelling it {Qo'noS}.
>
> You mean Kronos is really <QonoS>, not <Qo'noS>, or the name of the
> publication is merely spelled that way?
The name of the publication is {veS QonoS}, and the name of the Klingon
homeworld is {Qo'noS}. HolQeD cites the source of {veS QonoS} words as {veS
Qo'noS}, which is wrong.
Look in TKD: {QonoS} means "journal." It's one of Okrand's little jokes,
playing on the meaning of "chrono." Obviously, when the name "Kronos" was
used for Star Trek VI, Okrand must've been amused; he'd already created this
word. Thus, he altered it slightly, adding the glottal stop. (The usual
capitalized warning: THIS IS JUST MY SPECULATION!)
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