tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jan 24 00:31:37 2006
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Re: (KLBC) How does one express feelings...?
- From: "QeS 'utlh" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: (KLBC) How does one express feelings...?
- Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 18:31:22 +1000
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ghItlhpu' Shane MiQogh, ja':
>I have an objective to make TKD a luxury, rather than need. I don't
>mean copying or replacing, i wanna make it possible to learn Klingon
>without it, but, at the same time make TKD still wantable cause it'll
>be easier that way.
Unfortunately, the fact at the moment is that TKD is the only textbook
available for the language. "Klingon" is still a trademark of Paramount and
ultimately of Viacom. Some people have contested the copyright on the
language itself in light of other legal decisions, but it has never come to
a court of law, and Viacom have deep pockets (even if they happen to be
wrong from a legal point of view).
As the situation stands right now, learning Klingon by only reading the
mailing list is like learning Inuktitut by only reading the Nunavut Hansard.
In theory, it could be done, but in practice... TKD is reasonably priced,
and will save you a lot of unnecessary hassle.
QeS 'utlh
tlhIngan Hol yejHaD pabpo' / Grammarian of the Klingon Language Institute
not nItoj Hemey ngo' juppu' ngo' je
(Old roads and old friends will never deceive you)
- Ubykh Hol vIttlhegh
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