WHEN it comes to learning languages Alex Greene’s skills can be described as being absolutely out of this world.
Alex is fluent in Welsh, English and Klingon - a fictional race which was created as part of the ever-popular science fiction television and film series Star Trek.
Alex, from Hightown, said that he decided to take up the challenge of mastering the Klingon tongue when he attended a Star Trek convention some years ago.
As part of the event there was a Klingon dictionary available. Alex enthusiastically bought a copy and steadfastly set about his studies.
It took Alex, aged 46, about 12 months to become proficient and now he greatly enjoys regularly getting in touch with fellow Klingonists.
“My favourite characters in Star Trek are Lieutenant Uhura and Hoshi Sato who are communication officers and that’s what I like to do, communicate with people.
“As well as the languages which I can speak fluently I also have a smattering of French, Latin and Japanese. It is a subject which I find totally fascinating.”
Alex said his great ambition would be to utilise the varied and extensive skill set that he has developed in a satisfying career progression.
Asked if he ever thought it might be a waste of time to become fluent in a language which has its origins in a television show, Alex pauses briefly, smiles patiently and then answers: “No, not at all.
"This is something which I have wanted to learn and enjoyed doing so. I have found it to be very worthwhile.”
The Klingon Dictionary was launched in the mid 1980s.
It has gone on to prove to be a very popular publication with hundreds of thousands of copies being sold.
Enthusiasts have also created a Klingon Language Institute which is reported to have translated epic works such as Shakespeare’s Hamlet into Klingon
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