[85879] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: Klingon orthography (was: Okrand at qep'a')
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (ghunchu'wI')
Wed Jun 24 07:07:02 2009
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From: "ghunchu'wI'" <qunchuy@alcaco.net>
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:05:28 -0400
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
Errors-to: tlhingan-hol-bounce@kli.org
Reply-to: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
On Jun 24, 2009, at 5:04 AM, Michael Roney, Jr. wrote:
> I want to respect case distinctions. I'd be very happy if Klingon
> orthography could write personal names like Qugh, Ghawran, Lursa',
> Be'etor, Qeng, Viqsis, Mogh, Hus, and 'Atrom (KGT p. 197) with capital
> letters.
It sounds like you want to *make* case distinctions for your own
purposes, not respect them where they already exist. Maybe your
meaning of the word "respect" differs from mine?
Your capitalization of that last name as 'Atrom suggests that your
understanding of Klingon orthography is faulty. Regardless of your
wider experience and credentials, and despite your definite and
acknowledged contributions to the Klingon-speaking community, you
haven't demonstrated that you know enough about actually *using*
Klingon to make appropriate suggestions for changing it.
-- ghunchu'wI'
