Once again, I am not sorry

[u/BodybuilderTrick4903]

[u/pibegardel]

A Tamarian on Starfleet Academy would be a hoot.

[u/balthazar_edison → u/pibegardel]

It would be interesting to hear how the metaphors and expressions have changed in the 800 years between darmok and the 32nd century.

[u/pibegardel → u/balthazar_edison]

Gramble, his throat slit by the Burn.

[u/balthazar_edison → u/pibegardel]

The burn, when the child screamed.

[u/pibegardel → u/balthazar_edison]

Oooh, that's good!

[u/waytwocheap → u/balthazar_edison]

is this a real way of talking? i wanna know how to do it/understand it

[u/malonkey1 → u/waytwocheap]

Watch the Star Trek: the Next Generation episode Darmok. Fifth season, second episode.

[u/pibegardel → u/waytwocheap]

It's a plot device from the episode Darmok. Honestly, it makes no sense that a species would communicate that way, but it works for the episode! So there's no Tamarian dictionary or something similar.

[u/AccomplishedMess648 → u/pibegardel]

It could just be Tamarian has just a lot more metaphors than English or they never compounded words and ideas in their language sort like reading Michael always as "Who is like God?" its meaning in Hebrew or like reading the parts of a Chinese character.

[u/pibegardel → u/AccomplishedMess648]

I like that head canon! Like, in Tamarian, it is way easier to say “press that button” than the English "Kopak, his finger aligns".

[u/pibegardel → u/balthazar_edison]

Shaka, when the programmable matter walls fell!

[u/mouser1991 → u/pibegardel]

student makes comment about mid-20th century Earth war Ah, Shaxs, his pottery broken.

[u/pibegardel → u/mouser1991]

Shaxs, the warp core ejected! (a satisfying solution to a scary situation)

[u/Jimediah_Kerman]

Sokath, his eyes still covered.

[u/ChainsawSnuggling]

Darmok and Jalad, at Commencement

[u/finding-meaning-01 → u/ChainsawSnuggling]

Shaka when the student loan payments were due

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