tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jul 11 14:49:29 1996
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RE: KLBC: Questions on word translation
- From: "Andeen, Eric" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: KLBC: Questions on word translation
- Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 2:42pm
ghItlh pagh:
>ghItlh SuStel:
>>qaSDI' 96-07-10 20:53:23 EDT, jatlh ghunchu'wI':
>>> It sounds an awful lot like you're trying to translate a driver's
license
>>> or something similar. DON'T DO IT LIKE THIS! :-) Don't label a
bunch of
>>> blanks and fill them in. Don't attempt to translate "hair: black";
say
>>> instead {qIj jIb} "the hair is black".
>>If you want to create a form which must be filled out, why not ask
questions
>>or give commands instead of using nouns:
<snip>
>>etc. I have a feeling a Klingon would take his knife, thrust it
through the
>>paper and into the table, and say, "Klingons do not do paperwork!"
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>SuStel
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