David Holt:
I wouldn't count that as canon. Is Dr.
Okrand never allowed to just have a
casual conversation without being careful
that he is also making an offical canon
pronouncement? So Dr. Okrand
occaionally uses mu'mey ru' and mu'mey
ghoQ. That doesn't make those words
canon, it shows us that it's OK to use
mu'mey ru' and mu'mey ghoQ. Feel free
to use them. But don't expect them to
appear in official dictionaries.
I don't agree with this argument. If we accept it, then who will be the one deciding, "when okrand is speaking casually, and when he's officially creating canon" ? Perhaps, the need never appeared again for okrand to use {qabpaq}. So, how could someone dismiss it, as being "a one-time temporary word only" ? Personally, I'd expect every new word spoken by okrand to appear in official dictionaries, (if there were ever any), but with a note informing the reader, when it was said/heard/written etc. If not for any other reason, then at least for the purpose to inform someone who sees it being used by someone, to know why that person is using it to start with. ~ bara'qa'