Re: New Vulcan Words \ VLL Update pferree Mon, 1 Dec 1997 04:36:13 -0800 On Mon, 1 Dec 1997 16:09:07 -0600 "McReynolds" writes: >I don't know if any of you have the revised Star Trek Encyclopedia, but it has a lot >(~5-10) of new Vulcan words. I'll be happy to post a list, but I'm a little busy right now, >so it will have to wait. Obviously they're just in the pseudo-spelling of Paramount >writers; unfortunately, we'd have to watch a lot of Voyager to hear them all and >transliterate the sounds properly. Anyway, just thought it might be wise to include >these all before >you get started with the vocab building. Even though I haven't >participated, I'm loving the discussion here! Things are looking pretty good. Not for $50 I don't. I intend to get it though, perhaps for Christmas, perhaps after. Does the New Version have any new Vulcan writing in it? Old Vulcan, Ancient Vulcan, or whatever the Ency. calls the Vulcan Scripture. If you don't have time to look, I can find out. Also, I have relieved a reply to a recent letter of mine from Pocket Books. (Simon & Schuster) It seems that they have no interest in a Vulcan Language Lab. Not from Berman, not from anyone at Paramount, not from anybody at all. They have had no "Demand' for it. In other words, if Vulcan popularity rises AND becomes clear to both Paramount AND Simon & Schuster, they would consider doing a Vulcan Language Lab, then again, the ST merchandizing department would be selling more Vulcan Products. So its not that they don't think that a "Vulcan Language Lab," would make money, but it is that they and Paramount have no reason to believe that Vulcans in general will make a lot of money. Klingons sell, the majority of ST fans, as so they think, like Klingons. This is pretty much the same as what we already thought, but this is a confirmation. They don't know that Vulcans are popular, because the Vulcan fans seldom "demand" what they want from Paramount et al. So Paramount et al do care about its customers, (in a way) and they make money from it. I guess that's business isn't it. Well, there I go again, arguing my points, trying to convince. I'm better at sticking to the facts. I won't go any further. 8-) Patrick J Ferree (Pferree*juno,com) MENE SAKKHET UR-SEVEH! "From a drop of water a logician could infer the possibility of an Atlantic or Niagara without having seen or heard of one or the other." - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.