The whole point was that they communicated through metaphor, which they aren’t doing if they simply memorize the sounds. That would make “Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra” the literal words that mean “working together” like words in any language. To speak in metaphors they don’t have to know the whole story, but they at least have to know it’s a reference to two people working together.
The whole point was that they communicated through metaphor, which they aren’t doing if they simply memorize the sounds. That would make “Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra” the literal words that mean “working together” like words in any language. To speak in metaphors they don’t have to know the whole story, but they at least have to know it’s a reference to two people working together.