tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Jun 08 15:09:37 1997
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Re: jajmey vItoghlI' - megh mu'
- From: Bill Willmerdinger <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: jajmey vItoghlI' - megh mu'
- Date: Sun, 08 Jun 1997 16:34:15 -0400
- Organization: IKV Crystal Dagger, Klingon Assault Group Rochester NY
- References: <[email protected]>
Mark E. Shoulson wrote:
> >But, {yID} is not a Marc Okrand creation. I understand clearly its meaning.
>
> *sigh* I've tried really hard to keep this from being debated as to its
> utility, usability, etc. I've even denied the incident in which it
> happened ever happened.
>
> It's not an Okrand creation. It's not a word. It's not tlhIngan-Hol. It
> was never *intended* to be used or introduced long-term. It was a JOKE for
> crying out loud; Krankor was making a *funny* and we laughed and I injured
> my head on a table! OK, that makes it work OK as an inside joke among the
> folks who were there and those who heard the story, but peHruS is right, it
> ISN'T proper Klingon and using it as such would only confuse the
> beginners.
I also knew better, but used it anyway (although I *did* make sure I
asterisked it to show a speculative word). Guess I won't use it again.
> *Sigh*... I'm going to have to be very careful which stories I tell!
Just pray that *yID doesn't show up in Okrand's new book!
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