tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jul 27 11:45:16 1998
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KLBC - pajnISmo' Qov jI'IQqu'
KLBC -
ja' Qov:
> SKI: Eleven months is a long time. I am indeed ready to resign, but I
> won't forsake you.
>
pajnISmo' Qov jI'IQqu'.
> ----
> And to tu'vel, who started this thread, PLEASE don't give up. You're
> doing remarkably well. There are three interlinked lists here.
>
not jIjegh jIH!
> 1. Beginners asking questions or posting texts for corrections, the BG
> correcting them and others commenting on the corrections. This is for
> the most part in English or simple Klingon and can be followed by
> anyone, by looking up the issues and words under consideration in TKD.
> 2. Intermediate/advanced speakers discussing and/or arguing points of
> grammar and new information. This flips back and forth between being
> in English and in Klingon. Perhaps read one post from each side of
> the battle to see if you can understand what the issue is, and if you
> care. There are few new threads of this type. They have periods of
> three to nine months before re-emerging. It's good to know what the
> issues are so you can avoid controversial usage, or be prepared to
> defend it.
> 3. Personal chatter in Klingon. There are several people on the list
> whom I consider friends, but I almost never send them personal e-mail.
> Because it's within the charter of the list, and because we want to
> demonstrate how Klingon can be used, we just talk about our lives
> right here.
>
> Your plea for a beginners' environment may remind people to remove the
> "KLBC" when the message stops considering beginner issues, and to
> change the subject heading to reflect drifting subjects.
>
> Qov - Beginners' Grammarian (I think) for now
> _________________________________________________________
reH Qov qatungHa'chu'taH. mu'meylIjmo' qatlho'neSqu' 'ach SIrghvam
vItagh. tagh *David Baxter* 'ej jIja':
> Well, there aren't a lot of people paying attention just now, because
of the
> qep'a' conference. I am a beginner, and at first I was overwhelmed with
the
> amount of mail and the difficulty of translating everything. Now I just
watch
> for the KLBC posts, where the Beginner's Grammarian has things to say
about
> syntax, spelling, choice of words, etc. I also translate the subject
for all
> messages, and just look at the ones that seem interesting. Although
very
> intimidating at first, I have found the high-powered Klingon posts by
experts
> to be very helpful in learning the language. IMHO, anyway.
- tuv'el, pach puqloD