so how would you propose to translate that other than "you are less than honorable?" Seems insulting enough to me, but maybe I am just funny that way. Say it to a Klingon and he will rip your heart out :)
Dana On Sat, 21 Jun 2003 14:12:06 -0400, Ben Doom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Actually, I knew that. > > My question is this: if you were trying to translate it into Klingon, > would > you use Klingon concepts? > > love = not wanting to kill you > forgiveness = letting you live to experience your dishonor > turn the other cheek = present your unwounded side > > Or would you try to keep with the original meanings? > > It's an interesting question, and it comes up because of all the /real/ > languages where this is a problem. For example, it's pretty hard to be > insulting (as Westerners know it) in Japanese. Things like m******f***** > would have been taken literally (before the broad westernization of > Japan) > and would have been insulting, but not the way intended. > > That's not to say you can't be insulting in Japanese, but if you > translated > it literally into English and then said it to an American, you generally > would get a wierd look instead of an angry or hurt one. Who cares if I > am > less than honorable, ya freak? > > > -- Ben Doom > Programmer & General Lackey > Moonbow Software, Inc > > : -----Original Message----- > : From: Dan Phillips [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > : Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 1:54 PM > : To: CF-Community > : Subject: RE: It's here ... > : > : > : They tried that already. The group that was doing it broke up because > : they kept arguing with each other. Some finally decided that it could > : not be done because words like "love" and "forgivness" do not exist in > : the Klingon language. > : > : And yes I'm serious....and stop calling me Shirley. > : > : -----Original Message----- > : From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > : Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 1:44 PM > : To: CF-Community > : Subject: RE: It's here ... > : > : > : The Bible in Klingon? > : > : > : -- Ben Doom > : Programmer & General Lackey > : Moonbow Software, Inc > : > : : -----Original Message----- > : : From: Erika L Walker-Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > : : Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 4:03 AM > : : To: CF-Community > : : Subject: RE: It's here ... > : : > : : > : : /me just assumes everyone knows what she's talking about ... And > offer > : a > : : pan of fresh baked muffins as a prize > : : > : : >>| -----Original Message----- > : : >>| From: Erika L Walker-Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > : : >>| Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 8:55 AM > : : >>| To: CF-Community > : : >>| Subject: It's here ... > : : >>| > : : >>| > : : >>| /me does happy muffin dance .. > : : >>| > : : >>| Just delivered. > : : >>| > : : >>| Funky British edition ... 766 pages, all condensed, almost 3 > : inches > : : >>| THICK! ... But it's here! > : : >>| > : : >>| W00t! > : : > : : > : > : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
