For #StarTrekDay:
It might surprise you to know that one of TNG's most famous episodes drives linguists up the wall, because the whole premise of "Darmok" is that this one species is uniquely reference-driven in their speech. In reality, *most* languages rely heavily on cultural context. It shouldn't have been a shock to anyone.
(But it's still a good episode. 😊)
Let's give it a try, though: Can you Darmok-ify recent news or culture in a way anyone who lived through it would understand?
@MLClark
One evening, after some drinks, 2 friends and I started translating Shakespeare to the original Tamarian. Even better than Klingon.