tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jan 02 09:18:50 2004
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Re: translation coordination tool, is it helpful?
ja' qoloS:
>I was just speaking with Gerry Singleton, who said that Majodomoo will
>let us run email polls on what we think of translating certain words.
ram De'vam. naDev Majodomoo (majordomo je) lo'lu'be'. tlhIngan-Hol
jabbI'ID ghom rIH "ezmlm".
(ezmlm runs this group, not majordomo)
>Would a poll be useful in helping to decide which words to use for
>such things as "file", "edit", "window", etc?
ghobe' jay'! ghunwI' Soj 'oH. naDev jeS ghojwI'pu''e'.
(That would be a topic for programmers, not students.)
>I have seen some discussion on this list move to an apparent impass
>with regard to such things as window.
cha' qab Dabejpu'. loQ ja'chuqpu'. qunHom DaSovbe'mo' qech DayajHa'law'.
(You've seen a single, short discussion between two people. You don't know
the long-established context, so you probably didn't fully understand the
issue.)
>I am a totally new Klingonist,
>so this suggestion might not work, but I thought I would offer it, in
>case the idea had not yet occurred to anyone on this list.
ghaytan ghom machvaD lI' qech. 'Iq ghomvam jeSwI'.
(It's probably a good idea for smaller groups.)
-- ghunchu'wI'