Make sure you know how to pronounce their names. If you muff an important name, you're a dead man - or woman. And it feels bad, too. If there is a difficult name, ask its owner how it's pronounced. Then say it back to them at least three times. Then write it phonetically in...
I pronounce it zjlllrfff but then I'm from Zunarb 7, and we have a 4 ft tongue that rolls up to fit in a small mouth. I don't think it matters how you pronounce most things, just as long as they don't shoot you for being an ugly reptillian space monster. You Earthlings are...
To pronounce "naur," Hume says take it easy. "Your tongue has to relax, lowering back. Imagine putting your tongue on like a deck chair beside a really nice pool. Your tongue is just so chill-axed. And then you have to sort of close your lips. [In Australia] we say 'don't let...