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RE: pIqaD issues
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Thu Jan 7 21:50:38 1993
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From: Letty Smith <lettuce@u.washington.edu>
To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@village.boston.ma.us>
Cc: Klingon Language List <tlhIngan-Hol@village.boston.ma.us>
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 12:53:23 -0800 (PST)
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On 7 Jan 1993, MAPLE::BANG wrote:
>
> Of course, there is even Another alternative:
> If one assumes that the Klingon empire and culture is as old as or
> even older than human/federation, AND one assumes that there are
> many many individual planets in the empire, it could follow that a
> number of different pIqaD could develop.
Hi there...at the risk of being thrust into the middle of something, I'd
like to point out that a single orthography is not inconsistent with
different forms of languages. Look at the Chinese. Or Norwegian. One
system, different pronounciations. Makes reading old documents a pain,
but reading is a snap, and spelling is a breeze. This is something that
would be pretty consistent with a warrior race that would regard language
first and foremost as a useful tool.
Comments?
