my personal head canon on this is that the Universal Translator is being equally provincial with every species, so that “humanoid” translates to “Klingon shaped” or “Ferengi-esque” to the ears of those species.
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my personal head canon on this is that the Universal Translator is being equally provincial with every species, so that “humanoid” translates to “Klingon shaped” or “Ferengi-esque” to the ears of those species.
Yup.
Only as a grownup did I really notice the diff in quality. As a kid I disliked the ones with Rand, not because of her, but they seemed solwer, duller. Now I like that thoughtfulness at times, and the wider role of the ancillary crew. My mileage has varied, but TOS os quantum above every thing else for me.
Goldeneye was my first Bond film in a theater, and I was in my thirties. Sometimes it just works out that way.Well, to be fair, 10-year-old Lord Garth wouldn't have been that interested in going to see License to Kill. So the next opening took six years.
I've been saying for years that Klingon, Ferengi, Vulcan, etc., all translate into English as "Human". Those are their words for themselves, and there is no other reasonable translation.
so why are humans upset when called terrans after all terran translates into human in
It doesn't. It translates as "of the Earth".
so why in your headcanon does cardassian translate to human in cardassian and not into of cardassia?
That's why I didn't mention Cardassian. Or Romulan (an Earth referent anyway). Or Andorian, or Tellarite. Their native languages have words that translate into English as "Human", but the Federation doesn't use them.
do they use them? on screen, that is.
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Still in a world where there's so many forms of sapient life there ought to be a name that encompasses all of them from Humans to Sheliak to Medusans.
People.
Sapients? 
How about Milky Wayans?
Unless you're a Kelvin, since they are from the Andromeda galaxy.
Unless you're a Kelvin, since they are from the Andromeda galaxy.
That's the one!
Roddenberryans. Bermanites. Kurtzpeople.
The true Star Trek denizens.
The true Star Trek denizens.
James White in his Sector General series, had this to say:
There was a second’s pause, then: “Give your physiological classification please,” said the red-furred receptionist with a wink toward the two watchers. “All intelligent races refer to their own species as human and think of all others as being nonhuman, so that what you call yourself has no meaning …”
Star Trek: Voyager serves as a stark reminder about our future if we don't change.
Right now, we are polluting our planet and even some orbits in near space. In VOY's 24th century, it has apparently gotten to the point that even in the middle of the DQ, they trip over some old Earth, Klingon, or other AQ junk every other week.
Right now, we are polluting our planet and even some orbits in near space. In VOY's 24th century, it has apparently gotten to the point that even in the middle of the DQ, they trip over some old Earth, Klingon, or other AQ junk every other week.
People still suits me. I wouldn’t have to spend five minutes explaining it to people not versed in sci-fi speak for a start.
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