[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: Doch

[lojmIt tI'wI'nuv]

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".

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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 at uchicago.edu> wrote:
>> From the List:
>> 
>> 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."
> 
> 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.
> 
> Cheers,
> Philip
> -- 
> Philip Newton <philip.newton at gmail.com>
> 
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