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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: Doch
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (lojmIt tI'wI'nuv)
Mon Dec 5 16:10:39 2011
From: lojmIt tI'wI'nuv <lojmitti7wi7nuv@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 16:10:16 -0500
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Many years ago, in my favorite conversation I read hear between two =
other Klingon speakers, one asked rhetorically whether or not speaking =
Klingon forced one to be rude. Someone else responded that no, speaking =
Klingon doesn't force one to be rude. Speaking "terran" forces one to be =
"vague, wittering and indecisive".
pItlh
lojmIt tI'wI'nuv
wittering
On Dec 5, 2011, at 11:26 AM, Philip Newton wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 17:16, Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu> =
wrote:
>> =46rom the List:
>>=20
>> Nick Nickolas: "Is it just me (and I know for a fact it isn't), or
>> does talking in Klingon actually force you to be rude?"
>> Richard Kennaway: "No, talking Terran forces you to be wittering,
>> vague, and indecisive."
>=20
> Heh. I do find it difficult at times to be as straightforward, direct,
> and concise as I imagine Klingons to be -- for example, to send an
> email saying "send me your photos!" without padding it with "Dear
> NAME" and "please" and the like.
>=20
> Cheers,
> Philip
> --=20
> Philip Newton <philip.newton@gmail.com>
>=20
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two other Klingon speakers, one asked rhetorically whether or not =
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<br><div><div>On Dec 5, 2011, at 11:26 AM, Philip Newton wrote:</div><br =
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Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 17:16, Steven Boozer <<a =
href=3D"mailto:sboozer@uchicago.edu">sboozer@uchicago.edu</a>> =
wrote:<br><blockquote type=3D"cite">=46rom the =
List:<br></blockquote><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">Nick Nickolas: =
"Is it just me (and I know for a fact it isn't), =
or<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"> does talking in =
Klingon actually force you to be rude?"<br></blockquote><blockquote =
type=3D"cite">Richard Kennaway: "No, talking Terran forces you to be =
wittering,<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"> vague, and =
indecisive."<br></blockquote><br>Heh. I do find it difficult at times to =
be as straightforward, direct,<br>and concise as I imagine Klingons to =
be -- for example, to send an<br>email saying "send me your photos!" =
without padding it with "Dear<br>NAME" and "please" and the =
like.<br><br>Cheers,<br>Philip<br>-- <br>Philip Newton <<a =
href=3D"mailto:philip.newton@gmail.com">philip.newton@gmail.com</a>><br=
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