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From: rjnoe@riccb.UUCP (Roger J. Noe)
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Subject: Re: Klingon Dictionary
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Date: Tue, 17-Dec-85 09:09:17 EST
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> Also, has anyone seen/read Mark Okrand's recently-released "Klingon
> Dictionary"?  It's a novel-length book going into phenomenal detail
> about the syntax, structure, pronunciation rules, and grammar of
> "Klingonese" he prepared for Treks 2 and 3.   Its a truly amazing
> thing to peruse, even for non-Trek fans, because its essentially
> a bare-bones definition of a completely new language, with a new
> set of rules and structure....
> 
> David Whitney

I don't want to be picky, but I don't want people to be put off from reading
Okrand's dictionary.  It's not nearly novel-length and it is fascinating.
Apart from the bits and pieces of the language, there are several phrase
translations in there that are quite interesting.  Virtually all of the
Klingon phrases used in ST:TMP and ST:TSFS (that is, 1 and 3; no Klingons
appeared in The Wrath of Khan) are there.  There are also some very funny
phrases translated there, too.  Now I hope we get to see a Vulcan dictionary.
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Roger Noe			ihnp4!riccb!rjnoe