A Conversation for 'Star Trek' - the Klingon Language

Glaswegian

Post 1

Beatrice

Are you sure that when James Doohan came up with those coarse guttaral phrases he wasn't just speaking in Galswegian?


Glaswegian

Post 2

The Vole

James Doohan's gutteral phrases could be understood, so he certainly wasn't speaking Glaswegian. Nobody can understand Glaswegian.


Glaswegian

Post 3

Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista)

The only Klingon I ever persuaded to speak on-camera had a Glaswegian accent... Nobody was surprised... smiley - run


Glaswegian

Post 4

M Fishie, keeper of the magic fingers (And the enormous eyes as well)

I can almost understand Glaswegian! (It comes from excessive watching of my Travis DVD)


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Post 5

Hoovooloo

How would James Doohan know what Glaswegian sounded like anyway? The guy's as Scottish as Terence and Philip! (i.e. Canadian!)

H.


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Post 6

Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista)

He's of Irish parentage, though, and he was taught his (supposedly) Scottish accent by an Aberdonian working in the CBS canteen... (The same canteen whose 1960s condiment sets did sterling service as part of Doctor McKoy's medical kit! smiley - aliensmile)


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