tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Nov 09 09:53:57 1999
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Re: Klingon Word of the Day
IMO, it would be helpful to provide a sentence showing its use in klingon,
and the same sentence translated to English.
----- Original Message -----
From: Steven Boozer <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 1999 12:27 PM
Subject: Re: Klingon Word of the Day
> : If this gets too annoying, or if we don't want it on this list for some
> : reason, I'll certainly turn it off. One possibility is that I can set up
an
> : announce-only list for this, which people can subscribe to independently
of
> : the tlhIngan-Hol mailing list.
>
> Just be sure not to use the same Subject heading ("Klingon Word of the
Day")
> for all of them, otherwise the inevitable discussion threads will become
> hopelessly entangled. How about something short like:
>
> Subject: [WOTD] rutlh "wheel"
>
> : The mail includes a Klingon word, part of speech, and definition. If
there
> : are additional notes on usage or if the word is from a source other than
TKD,
> : I give that info. Also, if the word has been used in canon, I give an
> example.
>
> Good idea. I've long thought about doing the same thing myself on this
list
> but never got myself organized.
>
> If you need any help looking up {DaHjaj mu'mey} in canon, don't hesitate
to ask
> me off-list and I'll send you everything I have. Sometimes more than one
> example may be needed, particularly if there are odd usages, idiomatic
meanings
> or cultural implications involved. I too have been archiving everything
Okrand
> says about a given word ofrom all the various sources, and I may have some
> things you lack. Just be sure to flag the Subject with "Voragh" so I'll
know
> the email is personal and not from the tlhIngan-Hol listserv, which I
sometimes
> don't read until the weekend.
>
> : --Holtej 'utlh
>
>
>
>
> --
> Voragh
> Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
>