tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jan 12 19:18:31 2007
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Re: Why Do You Study Klingon?
On Fri, 12 Jan 2007 [email protected] wrote:
> In a message dated 1/12/2007 8:41:59 PM Central Standard Time,
> [email protected] writes:
>> I'm curious what other people "get" out of studying Klingon, particularly
>> some of the long-timers, like Alan and Steven, Terrence and DloraH...
>>
>>
> 'IH Steven?
Boozer (Voragh)
> You forget the feeling of community and specialness that using Klingon
> gives.
I chalk that up to "smugness", really. I can get that from being a Star
Wars trivia junkie, and don't have to learn a new language to do it. :)
Maybe I should go back and reverse-engineer Rodian (from Greedo in the
first movie), and claim it as a new language, and do for Rodian (backfit a
syntax and vocabulary to existing samples) what Okrand did for Klingon...
You do make a valid point, though. A feeling of community *is* a benefit.
Although I might argue it's actually not community most people are
seeking, but rather a point of differentiation -- ie. "I know Klingon and
you don't". If it was a true community, I'd expect evolution to take
place, but this is being actively railed against.
...Paul
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