Geeva Kalpana: Difference between revisions

Kalpana, unlike the majority of the officers in Starfleet, does not speak Standard (the Federation's "official" language for internal business) with the greatest of ease. She has almost no natural aptitude for languages and, in fact, speaks only Iridian, Standard, and a smattering of Ferengi. She just barely passed the fluency test that allowed her into the Academy and, despite her best efforts, she has not improved nearly as much as anybody had hoped. While understandable, her grasp of the language is not, strictly speaking, grammatically correct. Of especial note are the lack of contractions (a personal choice, not a lack of knowledge and her tendency to speak words that are normally implied. ''(Example: Rather than pointing at an individual and saying, 'Open the door, please,' she would say, 'If it does please you, you will do open the door.')''