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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] {law}, bat'telh in new words list
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alan Anderson)
Thu Mar 23 23:17:15 2017
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From: Alan Anderson <qunchuy@alcaco.net>
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 23:16:49 -0400
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On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 6:41 PM, MorphemeAddict <lytlesw@gmail.com> wrote:
> I just discovered the word {law} in the New Words List, 'nogree (1/243 of
> a circle)'. Was there a discussion here about this word? Are there other
> words based on powers of three in Klingon math?
>
{cheb'a'} and {'uj'a'} are units of measurement equivalent to nine {cheb}
and nine {'uj}, respectively.
The idiom {wa'maH wej} meaning "it's complicated" is a reference to the
archaic ternary-ish counting system. [The Klingon Dictionary gives
examples: "Counting proceeded as follows: 1, 2, 3; 3+1, 3+2, 3+3; 2=C3=973+=
1,
2=C3=973+2, 2=C3=973+3; 3=C3=973+1, 3=C3=973+2, 3=C3=973+3; and then it got=
complicated."]
Is the English for {betleH bey'} really 'Bat'telh display', or should it be
> 'Bat'leth display'?
>
I took the "bat'telh" spelling from the scripts for ST:TNG and from the
Star Trek Encyclopedia. Can someone with the recently revised and expanded
edition of the Encyclopedia tell me whether it has changed the "official"
spelling to more closely match the bizarre Federation pronunciation?
-- ghunchu'wI'
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On T=
hu, Mar 23, 2017 at 6:41 PM, MorphemeAddict <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=
=3D"mailto:lytlesw@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">lytlesw@gmail.com</a>></=
span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0=
px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><div style=3D"font-family:"courier new",monospace">I jus=
t discovered the word {law} in the New Words List, 'nogree (1/243 of a =
circle)'. Was there a discussion here about this word? Are there other =
words based on powers of three in Klingon math? =C2=A0</div></div></blockqu=
ote><div><br></div><div>{cheb'a'} and {'uj'a'} are unit=
s of measurement equivalent to nine {cheb} and nine {'uj}, respectively=
.<br><br>The idiom {wa'maH wej} meaning "it's complicated"=
; is a reference to the archaic ternary-ish counting system. [The Klingon=
=C2=A0Dictionary gives examples: "Counting proceeded as follows: 1, 2,=
3; 3+1, 3+2, 3+3; 2=C3=973+1, 2=C3=973+2, 2=C3=973+3; 3=C3=973+1, 3=C3=973=
+2, 3=C3=973+3; and then it got complicated."]</div><div><br></div><bl=
ockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-lef=
t:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div style=
=3D"font-family:"courier new",monospace"></div><div style=3D"font=
-family:"courier new",monospace">Is the English for {betleH bey&#=
39;} really 'Bat'telh display', or should it be 'Bat'le=
th display'?=C2=A0</div></div></blockquote><div><br>I took the "ba=
t'telh" spelling from the scripts for ST:TNG and from the Star Tre=
k Encyclopedia. Can someone with the recently revised and expanded edition =
of the Encyclopedia tell me whether it has changed the "official"=
spelling to more closely match the bizarre Federation pronunciation?<br><b=
r>-- ghunchu'wI'</div></div></div></div>
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