tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Mar 22 08:41:11 2000
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Re: RE: Klingon WOTD: DarSeq (n)
I have vague memories of a direct conversation with Okrand
relating to units of measurement of various types. I asked
about if {DarSeq} and {DeQ} were different units of the
same currency and he said that they are not. {DarSeq} is
Klingon currency. {DeQ} is Federation currency often used
by Klingons, but the exchange rate floats, so there is no
constant number relating these two terms of currency
together.
charghwI'
On Tue, 21 Mar 2000 17:46:11 -0500 David Yeung
<[email protected]> wrote:
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> David Trimboli:
> >Maybe a local or regional currency?
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> chaq. 'ach not /DeQ/ lo' "TV shows", qar'a'?
> mu'vam lo' MO neH 'e' vIHar. motlh "latinum"
> lulo' DawI'pu'.
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> >Maybe another name for the standard currency? ("I thought you Americans
> >used 'dollars'! How many dollars are in a 'buck'?")
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> Do we know the relationships between the various
> units of currency such as (Federation) credits, Klingon
> DeQmey, parseks, and bars of latinum? We know that
> latinum is very desirable (expressed gold-pressed, I
> think) and that "aktah crystals" are very rare and
> used as barter [KCD].
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> >Maybe the standard currency, and only tourists use /DeQ/.
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> Daj qechvam.
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> >I don't think this is a situation where you can point fingers at the evil
> >"Paramount scriptwriters." There are plenty of reasons why the word may
> >have been used, both in and out of the story.
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> mIgh chaH 'e' vIngu''a'? I never said that they were
> evil =) , but you have to admit that they sometimes
> change words (or invent words) to suit the mostly
> English dialogue. e.g. What the heck is a "gorch"?
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