[86204] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: Klingon orthography (was: Okrand at qep'a')
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com)
Tue Jul 7 15:53:25 2009
From: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 15:51:12 EDT
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
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Reply-to: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
In a message dated 7/7/2009 10:31:24 Eastern Daylight Time,
markjreed@gmail.com writes:
> Based on the Unicode proposal, and the keyboard mappings I've run
> across, that's exactly backwards. The comma is the downward-pointing
> triangle, and the full stop is the upward-pointing triangle...
>
> Which use matches the Skybox cards?
>
Skybox uses pointing up for sentence finals (periods, question marks,
exclamation marks) and pointing down for other (commas, semicolons).
I think of it like this: the pointing-up triangle has its base firmly on
the ground and can't topple over; it's stable and firm on its own. The
pointing-down triangle can fall over, so it's unstable and must be supported on
both sides.
lay'tel SIvten
