[157] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: nuqneH
dcctdw@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (dcctdw@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Sun Feb 16 19:18:08 1992
Errors-To: tlhIngan-Hol-request@village.boston.ma.us
Reply-To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@village.boston.ma.us>
From: "OAK::BANG" <BANG%OAK.decnet@pine.circa.ufl.edu>
To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@village.boston.ma.us>
Date: 30 Jan 92 14:18:00 EST
Ya know, this is SO IMPORTANT it should be said twice!
Klingons are NOT humans. Klingon cultural patterns dictate Klingon language
usage, and vice versa. Stop trying to make it sound good in English...
Its Not English. Its Klingon. Just speak it, and try to make it soun good
In Klingon!
Re: its kinda rude to just end a conversation and walk off..
two viewpoints:
1) of course it is. Who cares? Not klingons. Moot point.
2) it's only rude in the AMERICAN culture, speaking ENGLISH. In
Japanese it's rude to use the familiar form to someone of superior
station. This doesn't stop us from doing it in English... in Englis
h it's a null situation.
Klingon is Klingon. Speak it as such and most of these "problems" go away,
which is only as it should be, since they were never problems to begin with.
Maybe I *will* dig out my dictionary and give examples....
(who needs to study for college, anyway?!)
have a day...
or, as I would end the conversation in Klingon:
(says nothing, just walks away......)
