tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Aug 06 23:14:32 1997
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Re: KLBC : AAF continued
Neal Schermerhorn wrote:
> perhaps he [SuStel] feels the main point where
> you went wrong was in attempting a translation of this work right now.
> The
> fact is that the Klingon language is American-English based, and
> you're
> trying to translate Austrailian English, and a rather old version of
> it
> too.
>
> SuStel is not saying, I am sure, that this shouldn't be translated, or
> that
> you shouldn't do it. But just that there are so many points of
> difficulty
> to this, even for an experienced Klingon linguist such as SuStel.
> Anyway,
> we are regularly advised to translate less, and speak/write our own
> thoughts more. His response to you seems in line with this philosophy.
>
> And now a joke.
>
> chay' tlhIngan 'oH qeylIS'e' 'e' wISov?
>
> verengan 'oHchugh qeylIS'e', maja'be'chuq *Daje'be'chugh, vaj bIHegh*;
>
> maja'chuq *Daje'be'taHchugh vaj bIHeghchoH*!!
>
> Qermaq
Well, there are a few points I need to cover here. Firstly [and please
remember that I'm replying to your email - don't accuse me of straying
from the focus of this list]. First of all if you think that there is
anyone in the English speaking world who does not understand American
English then please look again. This country has been bombarded with
American language based books, magazines, tv programmes, videocassettes,
software, music et c. for so long that we understand it only too well.
Furthermore this country has looked to its origins [including the old
language] long enough to be able to translate that too.If I were to put
my present thoughts into Klingon there would more than a few new
klingonesque words.
Finally you have the cheek to test my knowledge of this microvocabularic
nonsense with a joke! Huh!! How very Kahless of you!!! Well I'll tell
you now that if the woman exists to test my 'range' she should be here
to test me with as many lives as I can have!!!!
I wouldn't give you the pleasure of unsubscribing either!!!!!
cha'wIgh
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