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+ | '''Swedish''' was an [[Earth]] [[language]], native to the country of [[Sweden]]. |
| + | When [[Jean-Luc Picard]], who had traveled back in time to the year [[2063]], told [[Lily Sloane]] about the [[Borg]], she remarked that the name sounded Swedish. Upon seeing what the Borg look like, however, she decided that they definitely were ''not'' Swedish. ({{film|8}}) |
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| − | The capital city of Sweden, [[Stockholm]], was the location of the [[Central Bureau of Penology]], which regularly sent shipments to its various [[penal colony|penal colonies]] throughout [[Federation]] space during the [[23rd century]]. ({{TOS|Dagger of the Mind}}) |
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| + | :''The Swedish word "Borg" means "castle" in English.'' |
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| − | When the [[Borg]] traveled back in time to stop First Contact on Earth, and [[Lily Sloane]] heard their name, she thought it sounded "Swedish" (pertaining to, or coming from, Sweden.) Later, when she saw a [[Borg drone]], she commented to [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]], ''"Definitely not Swedish..."'' ({{film|8}}) |
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| − | :''This was an in-joke, referring to {{w|Björn Borg}}, a famous Swedish tennis player.'' |
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Revision as of 10:40, 16 June 2008
Swedish was an Earth language, native to the country of Sweden.
When Jean-Luc Picard, who had traveled back in time to the year 2063, told Lily Sloane about the Borg, she remarked that the name sounded Swedish. Upon seeing what the Borg look like, however, she decided that they definitely were not Swedish. (Star Trek: First Contact)
- The Swedish word "Borg" means "castle" in English.