Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Frustration by the Numbers

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  • 6 comments
fabricdragon

fabricdragon

April 21 2011, 02:18:18 UTC 10 years ago

LOL
indeed, a geek's linguistic joke..
the_vulture

the_vulture

April 21 2011, 03:50:50 UTC 10 years ago

*chuckle*

(I actually wish I knew Klingon...)
ysabetwordsmith

Yes...

ysabetwordsmith

April 21 2011, 03:56:16 UTC 10 years ago

It's a challenging language to learn, but fascinating from a technical perspective. It was designed by a master linguist. Mark Okrand is one of two linguists I know where I look at certain things he's done and think, "I have no idea how to do that, or even where to look for the bottom of the ladder."
the_vulture

Re: Yes...

the_vulture

April 21 2011, 05:07:17 UTC 10 years ago

And from what I recall, you can take it as a credit course in at least one university. :)
siege

Re: Yes...

siege

April 21 2011, 18:11:28 UTC 10 years ago

Where English's root word is "to be", Klingon's root word is "to fight" -- but I personally translate it as "to strive; to overcome; to battle" with the subtext of ferocity. As if the species evolved in competition with multiple predator species that eat each other.
ysabetwordsmith

Re: Yes...

ysabetwordsmith

April 21 2011, 18:15:46 UTC 10 years ago

I think that's really cool. I'm also amused that they stormed heaven and killed all their gods. They make human counts of deicide look paltry in comparison.