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qep'a' loSDIch in the press

One of the members of the media present at the qep'a' was Irwin Chen,
writing apparently both for WIRED NEWS and FEED.  The WIRED piece is
available for your perusal at:
http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5353.html

There are a number of errors, some minor (like spelling Okrand's name
"Mark" instead of "Marc") and some more serious (referring to Okrand's
creation of the language as a "joke" rather than something he was hired
to do -- Chen is aware of this error, and is trying to fix it before
another version of the piece runs in FEED).

Other annoying details gone awry are that there were 7 people at the
KLI's first meeting (presumably referring to the qep'a' wa'DICh, which
if memory serves had closer to 12), that only 2 (not the actual 5) teams
involved in the story-telling game, the implication that the entire play
was performed rather than just a couple snippets from MUCH ADO ABOUT
NOTHING (kudos to Qov and ghunchu'wI' for their stellar performances), 

Also, Okrand's not "currently working on a new book," the thing is done
and in production.  Nor did I quite "tease" Marc in the manner Chen
suggests, though it was close.

Still, all in all, not a bad article, particularly considering the
history of articles on the KLI, the qep'a'mey, and the language.

Lawrence


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