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negativenull@piefed.worldM to TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days ago

Battle of the translators

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Battle of the translators

negativenull@piefed.worldM to TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days ago
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    Hoshi, any day. Linguistic genius. Figured out new languages without any data. For fun.

    C3PO might not be as adept, as his programming might be limited. His function was a translator but did he have the capability to learn new languages?

    Lwaxana is not a translator. She’s a diplomat. She may be able to detect that all the alien men in the known universe want her but she can’t translate their language for anyone.

    If anyone from TNG was a superior translator, it was probably data. He was designed to learn and grow.

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      Agreed. She was so scared to sign up to join the Enterprise mission, but she did just so she could experience new languages. Smart decision by Archer to get her aboard. Even T’Pol complimented her abilities.

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    Lwaxana: Victory by (threat of) snu-snu.

    • A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world
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      “I need to be somewhere else fast”

      • Lucky_777@lemmy.world
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        Troi isn’t playing around. When you have Odo, who can make basically “anything”, if you know what I mean. That’s the life ticket. You’ll be chasing that forever. Kiri figured that shit out

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        “I need to be something else, fast” also works lol

    • Autonomous@lemmy.world
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      5 interplanetary wars quickly unfold.

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    • macniel@feddit.org
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      But he died!

      • Telodzrum@lemmy.world
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        He got better.

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        It was only a couple of times.

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    A new challenger approaches!

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      • Rhaedas@fedia.io
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        “Gracie is pregnant.”

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    My money’s on the heir to the Holy Rings of Betazed.

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    A Betazoid doesn’t even need you to speak. Remember she caught those handsome assassins.

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      She’s also the computer, so has all that power for her Universal Translator

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      “Caught”

      Happened to mention something about them, totally not caring about the intent at all.

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        Very nonchalant, but still didn’t want them to blow everyone and her up.

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    Win at what?

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      Hotdog eating contest?

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        Lwaxana, not even a contest.

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          Giving Nancy Reagan a run for her money.

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    Lwaxana wins by far, she can sense the hidden intentions behind the words.

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      She knows what you want to say before you even think it

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      But hand her a great work of alien literature, and it’s just a bunch of squiggles.

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      But can she translate it and pass it on to another?

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