tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Sep 16 15:25:48 1998
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Re: Klingon Language Clan
Oh for goodness sakes, Starkey, this is a goofy thing to argue about. Racism against a race that doesn't exist.
George A. Starkey wrote:
> You would be insulting all those people who have made the effort to learn it and have a good time with it. Actually, at this point it is moot, because after this season on DS9 the only people speaking Klingon in the Universe will be fans.
>
> >>> Joanna M Bagg <[email protected]> 09/16 4:44 PM >>>
> Even if the language exists, the race does not so who would you be
> insulting?
>
> Joanna
>
> On Wed, 16 Sep 1998, George A. Starkey wrote:
>
> > Actually, it does exist. It has grammatic structure rules, a dictionary, and hundreds if not thousands of users. It is every bit as valid as Ebonics. Don't be surprised to see it taught in some university somewhere for credit someday.
> >
> > >>> Jeff&Susan <[email protected]> 09/16 1:15 PM >>>
> > Actually, Klingon is a language that doesn't REALLY exist, so how can
> > I possibly insult a race that isn't even REAL? Remember, we're all just
> > playing dress up...
> >
> > Gristle p.
> >