tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Dec 15 10:11:55 1995
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Re: Crispin
On 15 Dec 95 at 9:41, Elizabeth C. Hoyt <[email protected]> wrote:
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> One thing that bugged me in the novel is that, at one point, Capt.
> Kirk refers to a Klingon ship as "she", then his nephew, Peter,
> tells him that Klingon ships are called "he".
>
> I have no idea how that is possible tlhIngan Hol. [Shrug] I guess
> she didn't ask MO about that one.
Well, just because the pronoun dosn't make the distinction, Klingons
still could. Also, Kirk was clearly not as well versed in things of a
Klingon nature as his nephew.
>
>
> tlheghmeQ
>
> BTW: If I remember correctly, Peter David's _Reunion_ has a few
> words of tlhIngan Hol in it.
I'm sure both these books have been combed through by the ECP,
however I think any words that are correct Hol should be posted ASAP :^)
maSqa'
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