On Mon, Apr 24, 2023 at 1:18 PM Melanie Roney via tlhIngan-Hol <tlhingan-hol@lists.kli.org> wrote:

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So I think I've got everything (in fact, we'll have to make editorial decisions to cut some things, e.g., the section on comparisons is way too long right now, compared to other points of grammar; and we can't possibly explain how every verb is used grammatically).
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If you've already put in the work, and the information is useful, don't cut it out.

Similar arguments were made for the 2nd edition of the Star Trek Encyclopedia. The 3rd edition ended up including the longer entries.

We're not getting a 4th edition TKD, so go ahead and include it in the 3rd.

I have to be able to convince the publisher that the new edition will sell better than the previous one. The book still has to be accessible to a general audience. Having 10 pages on how to compare two things in Klingon, or having a 400+ page book that explains how to use every verb in detail, might be desirable to hardcore Klingonists, but will likely be considered off-putting to a general audience. Peppering a shorter book with examples drawn from the movies/TV shows is more likely to result in it getting published.

De'vID