[Tlhingan-hol] Proper orientation of the qaghwI'?

[Klingonteacher]

As far as I know, close to 99% of Klingon writers use the simple 
apostrophe used in word like "it's" and "they're", but te correct way 
for the apostrophe should be the one that looks like a 9 or a comma. You 
can write it when holding the Alt-key and type the numbers 0146. Let's 
try here: (’)
Depending on the font you use, it really looks better, but many fonts 
show it very strangely, and it might even look like the complete wrongly 
used accent: (´)

I've used that apostrophe in my exercise book, which might be visible at 
the qep'a' maybe and some of my students do have it.

Am 28.08.2012 01:47, schrieb André Müller:
> The Klingon Dictionary always uses a 9-shaped apostrophe, and so do all
> other books that use Klingon, if I'm not mistaked

Yes, you're right. Only the paq'batlh uses the simple apostrophe.

> fine in small fonts or on the mailing list or when aesthetics aren't so
> important.

It really depends on the font, but in most cases the simple ' is more 
than enough.

> The German version of the TKD uses acute accents
> (qaghwI´) in its dictionary section and it gives me eye cancer.

Not only the dictionary section, also pages 1 to 68 use the wrong 
apostrophe. After that, it's correct.

Lieven.


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