tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jul 30 22:40:02 2012
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Fictional Origins, Real Language
At 23:23 '?????' 7/30/2012, Michael Roney, Jr. PKT wrote:
On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 1:10 AM, Qov <[email protected]> wrote:
> From Lulu, an online vanity press, in response to my question
regarding what
> language of publication I should select when mine is not listed.
They had an
> extensive but not exhaustive list of languages, and choosing one is a
> non-optional part of submitting a manuscript.
snip
> ---
> I expected to be just ignored, so this is better than I thought. Shall I
> attempt to explain the difference between fictional and artificial, or just
> pick Xhosa or Tagalog and move to the next step?
>
> - Qov
What happens because of this language selection?
It's not clear. I believe it merely has the language data attached to
its record, and buyers can filter results by language.
Will speakers of Tagalog buy your book because they think they'll be
able to read it?
Unlikely, as the title and description are in Klingon.
I tell my word processor that I'm typing in Estonian, and it stops
giving me angry red squiggles.
Kind of like I tell my iPhone I'm typing in Icelandic.
But this has no effect on anyone in the Estonian language community.
Heh.
Even if you do decide to pick a random language; I'd still process the
request for an "other" option, and then let us know where we can all
go and "up vote" it for you.
I think you'd probably have to members of Lulu, but I'll suggest it
and see what people there say.
~'anan naHQun
--
~Michael Roney, Jr.
Professional Klingon Translator
webOS Developer
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