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How do you say "don't wait for the translation answer me now" in Klingon


I've always wanted to know what Kirk and McCoy actually heard when Chang said it. I wish they kept showing the translation like they did at the beginning of the scene, and showed the Klingons apparently speaking english only when they were watching in the president's office and on the Enterprise.

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Actually I thought it was a good plot mechanism to portray the Klingons speaking Klingon despite the actual dialogue being in English throughout. You're right though that that particular scene is unusual. Considering Kirk and MCCoy need the translators at all means they don't know Klingon so I always wondered why Chang said what he did.

I've had a lot of sobering thoughts in my time Del Boy, it's them that started me drinking!

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It's a great and fun movie, but is has some stupid parts in it. Like this scene.

Or Mr. Spocks stupid logic when he says they should search for the gravityboots. Why would the guy(s) that altered the databank (firing the torp.) have gravityboots?!? An insider on the Enterprise would not need boots. Why would he beam over to the Kronos 1?

English isn't my 1st language. I'm sorry for any mistakes in grammar, spelling...

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