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[SuStel]

On 8/17/2017 1:24 PM, Lieven wrote:
> Am 17.08.2017 um 17:56 schrieb SuStel:
>> So Clipped Klingon is not eloquent, but it is common and used for 
>> quick communication. Don't offer Clipped Klingon when people ask for 
>> inscriptions, tattoos, or song lyrics, but do use it when speaking 
>> casually.
>
> Although not military situations, one could compare it to "can't" 
> instead of "cannot", and "won't" instead of "will not", or even worse 
> "ain't" instead of "is not". 

Contractions are much more acceptable in formal language now than they 
were, say, a hundred years ago. Clipped Klingon is more like speaking in 
shorthand.

A: Sup?
B: Nothin'.
A: Busy?
B: Got homework.
A: How much?
B: All night.
A: C'mon, catch a movie.
B: I wish.

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SuStel
http://trimboli.name

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