tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Nov 22 19:09:13 1995
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Re: KLI on the Electronic Telegraph again.
- From: [email protected] (Alan Anderson)
- Subject: Re: KLI on the Electronic Telegraph again.
- Date: Wed, 22 Nov 1995 22:09:32 -0500
>Well, the KLI make it onto the Electronic Telegraph again, this time on the
>Front page! It is also much more flattering than the previous mention and
>the article even has a link to the KLI web page.
Where do I send the complaint mail? For that matter, where can I
find the Electronic Telegraph?
>The Electronic Telegraph Wednesday 22 November 1995 The Front Page
>...the language spoken by Dr Spock's alien enemies.
"Dr" Spock? Give me a break.
>..."I am just a sad old Trekky really," she said yesterday...
Maybe "Trekky" is the British spelling? At any rate, Ms. Karr isn't
doing the language any favors by identifying herself this way.
> It is now possible to buy Klingon dictionaries...
I think TKD came first, and serious study of the language followed.
> and embark on a two-stage course...
How many stages does your course have, David?
> even though the language is still evolving, with
> its author, Mark Okrand, adding to it daily.
"Mark" is NOT the British spelling! And "daily"? Do they even check
this stuff before they publish it?
> In keeping with the aggressive nature of the Klingons the word for
> hello, nuqneH, roughly translates as "what are you looking at?"
Grrrr... wrong on two counts.
> Other friendly greetings could include blomHqu - "you are ugly" - and
> the Klingon equivalent to cheers, Iwlji jachjaj, meaning "may your
> blood scream".
"blomHqu"?! At least that stupid sans-serif appendix lets us know when
someone has seen a copy of TKD but hasn't read it. :-)
> The Klingon Language Institute
This at least is spelled correctly.
-- ghunchu'wI' batlh Suvchugh vaj batlh SovchoH vaj