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Re: qeylIS betleH

• From: [email protected] (Alan Anderson)
• Subject: Re: qeylIS betleH
• Date: Tue, 5 Dec 1995 23:47:08 -0500

Bill Willmerdinger writes:
>...Would you address the President as "Bud" or say "What
>up?" to the Queen at Buckingham Palace?  Of course not.
>
>Klingons are the same; they speak poorly amongst themselves, but
>(sometimes) try to speak "properly" when among the powerful.

If Gowron spoke more intelligibly, I might agree.  As it is, though,
"zha zhu... jaj... vam... jajqaq" speaks poorly of the speaker's speech.
(This babbling is from "Way of the Warrior".  Worf translated it as
"Today is a good day to die," disappointing us greatly.)

-- ghunchu'wI'               batlh Suvchugh vaj batlh SovchoH vaj

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