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08 Oct 2005, 2:19 pm

It has come to my attention that we have a "talk like Captian James T. Kirk" thread, but as I am more into "Star Trek: The Next Generation" I thought I would make this thread as a possible alternative to people who are still nerdy but are nerdy in an assimilar way. This is one grammatcial speaking style which I use often in real life when I want to annoy people to the point where the heck leaves them.

Additionally, I believe that the episode where Data tried to date a human woman was quite brilliant. I related to and found extremely familiar a large part of what was shown. In fact, if my memory banks are correct, I believe I laughed so hard my ass was in danger of detaching.



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08 Oct 2005, 4:24 pm

I do believe that many people with the diagnosis of Asperger's would speak in this manner, but my experience with humans is quite limited. I have downloaded all available data on speaking styles, Asperger's and computer generated speech, but am unable to find many connections, therefore I cannot make a qualified conclusion.
Can you supply more data?


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08 Oct 2005, 4:25 pm

damn! can't join in - no idea how data talks.

/me sulks...



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08 Oct 2005, 4:38 pm

data speaks like an aspergian. He does not simplify speech. He uses "it is" never "it's". For instance...

I can not verify the liklihood of your hypothesis because it does not have historical significance. However, according to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, after you have exhausted all possibilities, what is left, no matter how unlikely, is the truth.

Data out...



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08 Oct 2005, 4:45 pm

I feel the need to express some combination of regret, embarassment and annoyance because I realize my original post included a contraction.



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08 Oct 2005, 4:59 pm

I believe there is an episode of Star Trek which focused specifically on Data's inability to form contractions. That episode was titled Datalore. However, in that episode, as in several others, Data can be heard to use contractions. Given the propensity of his character to engage in this behavior, you are within the limits of accuracy to use one to two contractions per post. I should also warn you, however, that the particular contraction formed from the two words I and had, does not appear to be among the ones used in the recorded episodes of the program. Contractions formed from the words I and am are most common, followed by contractions formed from the words I and have. In addition, there are several other random occurences of contractions such as -
(heard from offstage): That's enough, thank you Data.
You are welcome.


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08 Oct 2005, 7:56 pm

Captain, scanners indicate a number of unusual life forms.... I am detecting large amounts of nuclear radiation from these coordinates...



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08 Oct 2005, 8:17 pm

I think I act/talk a little more like Data when I am genuinely confused. That whole "Do... not... compre...hend..." thingy.

And I think I kinda cock my head to the side a little, too. Though I don't do this to emulate Data.


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09 Oct 2005, 8:18 pm

What is thingy?
Please explain.
This word is not in my database.
Wait.
I am uploading from the colloquial dot com website....
Colloquialism: an informal expression, that is, an expression not used in formal speech or writing.

Thingy: A thing, the name of which has been forgotten

Have you forgotten what you do not comprehend? What is whole? Have you forgotten that which is whole? Is the "thingy" the whole?
I do not comprehend.
Perhaps this is an example of human philosophy.
Can you explain?


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09 Oct 2005, 9:33 pm

you people are too smart.

no hablar el idioma data... hablar la idioma de los cimpanazees

i make no sense wee



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10 Oct 2005, 1:17 pm

I think I already write like data. . . . . .


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10 Oct 2005, 2:34 pm

Write like data? I don't think he ever wrote.... :) Just spoke and memorised everything... :lol:



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10 Oct 2005, 3:05 pm

I believe that Data produced two pieces of what would be called "writing." One was a poem, which he performed for an audience and regarding his cat Spot. The other was a letter to Bruce Maddox, which, in fact, was dictated. However, given that dictation was considered to be writing, one might conclude that Data did indeed write, not only for the purpose of creativity and communication, but also as a part of his duties on the ship.

I believe that in Spanish, the statement, I do not speak the language of Data, I speak the language of chimpanzees, would correctly be said, No hablo el idioma de Data, hablo el idioma de los monos. I have used the Spanish word for monkey because there is no Spanish equivalent for chimpanzee in my database.

Is this what you intended to say?


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10 Oct 2005, 3:57 pm

Serissa wrote:
I feel the need to express some combination of regret, embarassment and annoyance because I realize my original post included a contraction.


That is a common mistake. Through the limited functionality of the human brain such mistakes are frequent but usually trivial. These mistakes may also be brought on by senility, a failure to review the post before submitting it or a deliberate ploy to catch out an unwary reader. I calculate a probablity of 1,384,545.23:1 that there was no conscious element of decision to include the stated contraction.


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10 Oct 2005, 4:04 pm

eyeenteepee wrote:
I calculate a probablity of 1,384,545.23:1 that there was no conscious element of decision to include the stated contraction.

I am unfamiliar with the algorithm used to arrive at this probability. What estimate, and what degree of uncertainty was used? In what units was the conscious element of decision measured?

Please explain.


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10 Oct 2005, 4:11 pm

Yes. I agree with NeuroMan. How did you decide that .24 was important statstically enough to terminate the other 7 digits?


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