On Thu, 28 Oct 2021 at 16:48, SuStel <sustel@trimboli.name> wrote:
So there *is* overlap between serpents and worms. I believe Okrand has even commented on this word, saying that originally he meant *ghargh* to mean anything like a serpent or a worm, just like the Old English word, but that when writers for *Star Trek: The Next Generation* writing the episode "A Matter of Honor" wanted a word for their newly invented plate of worms, they found *ghargh,* coached the actors to mispronounce it as *gakh,* and failed to notice the comma in the gloss, coming up with the new thing called *serpent worms.* Okrand later retrofit this mistake as *qagh,* accounting for both the mispronunciation and the wrong meaning. I don't have a citation for this information.
Does anyone have a citation for this story? I've also heard it, and it's noted at the KlingonWiki page for {qagh} without a source. It just says that Okrand told this story "During an interview...". Which interview? Is there a recording or a transcript? It would be nice to confirm (or refute) this story as legitimate. -- De'vID