[95029] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: [Tlhingan-hol] new word
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tad Stauffer)
Sun Nov 18 18:45:50 2012
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From: Tad Stauffer <tadbot@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 18:44:58 -0500
To: "Michael Roney, Jr. PKT" <nahqun@gmail.com>
Cc: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
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I think the main pun/gag here is that the English abbreviation "www" can be
translated as "QQQ", if we use the last (rather than first) letter of each
syllable in weQmoQnaQ.
-Tad
On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 5:01 PM, Michael Roney, Jr. PKT <nahqun@gmail.com>wrote:
> wmn.tlhHy.tlh
>
> ~naHQun
>
> ~Michael Roney, Jr.
> Professional Klingon translator
> webOS developer
>
> -- Sent from my "Franken" Palm Pre 2
>
> ------------------------------
> On Nov 18, 2012 16:42, Klingonteacher <levinius@gmx.de> wrote:
>
> Marc Okrand gave us one new word, which was revealed at the qepHom last
> weekend:
> ------------
> Maltz said that the primitive computer systems used by Terrans are very
> different from the superior systems used by Klingons, but there is some
> overlap. He was going to give this more thought also, but he did say
> that the closest thing to "World Wide Web" is {weQmoQnaQ}.
> ------------
>
> I asked Marc Okrand - just to be sure - if this is the same as the
> internet, or if we could even call that *'Internet*, and this was his
> answer:
>
> -----
> I checked with Maltz.
>
> He's fuzzy about Terran computer technology and computer terms, but he
> said that {weQmoQnaQ} is not the same thing as the Internet. He said,
> if he understands correctly, you can do many more things with the
> Internet than just dealing with the {weQmoQnaQ}. But he stopped there,
> so I'll have to bother him again to find out about these other things.
>
> I also asked him about the word *'Internet*. He said he thought that it
> was pretty funny that Terrans use that word. He laughed a little bit,
> as if there were some sort of a joke. But he didn't elaborate. I guess
> that's for another time.
> -----
>
> Does anyone see the pun? It took me some time, but I'm not a native
> english speaker.
>
> --
> Lieven L. Litaer
> aka Quvar valer 'utlh
> http://www.facebook.com/Klingonteacher
>
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I think the main pun/gag here is that the English abbreviation "www&qu=
ot; can be translated as "QQQ", if we use the last (rather than f=
irst) letter of each syllable in weQmoQnaQ.<br><br>-Tad<br><br><br><div cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote">
On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 5:01 PM, Michael Roney, Jr. PKT <span dir=3D"ltr">&=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:nahqun@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">nahqun@gmail.com</=
a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0=
0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
=C2=A0wmn.tlhHy.tlh=C2=A0<br><br><span style=3D"font-family:Prelude,Verdana=
,san-serif">~naHQun<br><br></span><span><div style=3D"font-family:arial,san=
s-serif;font-size:12px;color:#999999">~Michael Roney, Jr.<br>Professional K=
lingon translator<br>
webOS developer<br><br>-- Sent from my "Franken" Palm Pre 2</div>=
<br></span><span style=3D"color:navy;font-family:Prelude,Verdana,san-serif"=
><hr style=3D"width:75%" align=3D"left"><div><div class=3D"h5">On Nov 18, 2=
012 16:42, Klingonteacher <<a href=3D"mailto:levinius@gmx.de" target=3D"=
_blank">levinius@gmx.de</a>> wrote: <br>
<br></div></div></span><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5">Marc Okrand =
gave us one new word, which was revealed at the qepHom last=20
<br>weekend:
<br>------------
<br>Maltz said that the primitive computer systems used by Terrans are very=
=20
<br>different from the superior systems used by Klingons, but there is some=
=20
<br>overlap. He was going to give this more thought also, but he did say=
=20
<br>that the closest thing to "World Wide Web" is {weQmoQnaQ}.
<br>------------
<br>
<br>I asked Marc Okrand - just to be sure - if this is the same as the=20
<br>internet, or if we could even call that *'Internet*, and this was h=
is=20
<br>answer:
<br>
<br>-----
<br>I checked with Maltz.
<br>
<br>He's fuzzy about Terran computer technology and computer terms, but=
he=20
<br>said that {weQmoQnaQ} is not the same thing as the Internet. He said,=
=20
<br>if he understands correctly, you can do many more things with the=20
<br>Internet than just dealing with the {weQmoQnaQ}. But he stopped there,=
=20
<br>so I'll have to bother him again to find out about these other thin=
gs.
<br>
<br>I also asked him about the word *'Internet*. He said he thought th=
at it=20
<br>was pretty funny that Terrans use that word. He laughed a little bit,=
=20
<br>as if there were some sort of a joke. But he didn't elaborate. I =
guess=20
<br>that's for another time.
<br>-----
<br>
<br>Does anyone see the pun? It took me some time, but I'm not a native=
=20
<br>english speaker.
<br>
<br>--=20
<br>Lieven L. Litaer
<br>aka Quvar valer 'utlh
<br><a href=3D"http://www.facebook.com/Klingonteacher" target=3D"_blank">ht=
tp://www.facebook.com/Klingonteacher</a>
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