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From: martillo@ihuxt.UUCP (Yehoyaqim Martillo)
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Subject: Re: Mr. Uhura and Mr. Spock
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Date: Sat, 23-Jun-84 22:57:31 EDT
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>It is not clear to me whether Spock is a family name or personal
>name.  In "This Side of Paradise," Leila says (approx.), "You never
>told me if you had a first name, Mr. Spock."  Spock looks at her
>and says gently, "You couldn't pronounce it."

If Spock is a family name, why isn't Sarek also Mr. Spock?  Family names
and first names are not the same in the far east.  Perhaps the same is
true of Leila's ethnic group or of Vulcans.  Amanda makes a statement
about being able to pronounce the family name after a fashion in the
Babel episode.  I do not remember it exactly.


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                    Yehoyaqim Shemtob Martillo

         	 (An Equal Opportunity Offender)