tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jun 12 20:58:59 2002
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Re: hello
- From: Qov <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: hello
- Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 07:55:11 -0700
lab Christoph
> Yes, you are right(of course) - I am just having problems starting a
conversation without some sort of > greeting first. Not because of
politeness, but simple because I would want to make sure the other
> one pays attention. Well, I will have to learn.
If you're having trouble because of a cultural prohibition on speaking
directly, yes, get over it.
If you're really concerned that you might not have the person's attention,
you could say HIqIm! or say the person's name. I believe at qep'a' I
sometimes punch someone in the shoulder or otherwise get their attention
before speaking to them. You can also take advantage of a buffer of about
seven seconds where your brain keeps track of things you haven't been
paying attention to. That';s how you can answer a question that was asked
when you weren't paying attention. In an e-mail there is clearly no need
for a greeting or attention gettign word of any kind, because if they are
reading the e-mail, they're paying attention, by definition.