/dev/null Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/27/AR2010082702649.html Qaplah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 "The chairman of Washington Shakespeare's board just happens to be the man who invented Klingonspeak for the films: Marc Okrand" Okay, that's pretty cool. Though I think people who speak Klingon are a little nuts (unless they're treating people who speak Klingon - and Seattle had at least one requirement for a Klingon-speaking mental health counselor about a decade ago), what Okrand did in creating the language is fascinating and a non-trivial accomplishment. I may have to attend the show, just to see if I can get him to sign my first-edition Klingon-English dictionary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopsGuy Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 I may have to attend the show, just to see if I can get him to sign my first-edition Klingon-English dictionary. Wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Wow That's not fair...the guy's a professional linguist who invented a completely new language from scratch. That's a significant intellectual and scientific accomplishment; it's not about being a Star Trek geek... Okay, it's not JUST about being a Star Trek geek... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 That's not fair...the guy's a professional linguist who invented a completely new language from scratch. That's a significant intellectual and scientific accomplishment; it's not about being a Star Trek geek... Okay, it's not JUST about being a Star Trek geek... Cunning linguist or not, a nerd is a nerd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster4324 Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Cunning linguist or not, a nerd is a nerd. That gets two :rolleyes: You have little room to talk, especially with that old cliche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopsGuy Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 That's not fair...the guy's a professional linguist who invented a completely new language from scratch. That's a significant intellectual and scientific accomplishment; it's not about being a Star Trek geek... Okay, it's not JUST about being a Star Trek geek... Just busting ya. I'm a fan, but . I appreciate that someone created the entire language. Reminds me of when the Army tested us to find if there were any linguists that didn't know they had the talent. Turns out a bunch of Signal Corps lieutenants weren't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 It's not actually in Klingon, but I pulled up on a quick youtube search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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