tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Nov 21 20:08:03 1999
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Re: Annoyance
Banks Sgt Christopher J <[email protected]> wrote:
>...I thought this was suppose to be an impartial list dedicated to the
>continuation of the Klingon language?...
This list cannot be "impartial" at all! We're talking about a language
here, remember? Language by definition has rules that govern its proper
use, and it has conventions that its users follow in order to communicate
effectively. There is a definite standard by which discussion and use of
the Klingon language must be judged.
It seems to me that part of the problem is that people sometimes join the
mailing list without realizing that there are folks here who already can
(and actually do) use Klingon conversationally. We "oldtimers" know what
we're talking about. We *know* that some tasks attempted by occasional
newcomers are counterproductive. We *know* that there are certain levels
of understanding that must come before other levels of understanding. If
that comes across as condescending or arrogant, I'm sorry, but I know of
no other way to do things.
-- ghunchu'wI' 'utlh