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It's like Magnetic Poetry, but with words recorded by Captain Kirk. Users of the iPhone app can also program in pauses and control the level of intensity of various words.

iPhone users can now make William Shatneresque poetry, filled with his dramatic pauses and unique inflections, thanks to an app released today.

Called Shatoetry, the app lets users choose from a library of prerecorded words to create what Shatner -- or his marketing people -- has branded "Shatisms," phrases played out in Shatner's voice. It's like making poetry with refrigerator magnets, but with the "Star Trek" icon and Priceline.com spokesman guiding your artistry.

"People all over the world have been listening to my voice for so long, but they've only ever heard what I wanted to say," Shatner said in a press release. "I wanted to give people a means to express their thoughts and ideas, using my voice. It's a fun, creative app that I am certain people will enjoy."

Users can choose the words, the level of drama in Shatner's delivery, and the amount of pauses within the sentence. Once you've decided your masterpiece is complete, you simply hit the "Shat that!" button to hear the spoken word piece.

You can even co-create these Shatisms with other users (Shatner calls these poetic fans "Shatoetists") by collaborating in the app and online. And, of course, you'll be able to share your finished products on your social networks.

The release also hints at more fun features to come, with promises of new word packs for holidays and special occasions, as well as special guest stars and performances. Maybe Shatner will delight fans by bringing in former "Star Trek" co-stars like Leonard Nimov or the social-media savvy George Takei. One can only hope.

The app, created by Blindlight Apps, costs $2.99 in Apple's App Store.

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It's like Magnetic Poetry, but with words recorded by Captain Kirk. Users of the iPhone app can also program in pauses and control the level of intensity of various words.

iPhone users can now make William Shatneresque poetry, filled with his dramatic pauses and unique inflections, thanks to an app released today.

Called Shatoetry, the app lets users choose from a library of prerecorded words to create what Shatner -- or his marketing people -- has branded "Shatisms," phrases played out in Shatner's voice. It's like making poetry with refrigerator magnets, but with the "Star Trek" icon and Priceline.com spokesman guiding your artistry.

"People all over the world have been listening to my voice for so long, but they've only ever heard what I wanted to say," Shatner said in a press release. "I wanted to give people a means to express their thoughts and ideas, using my voice. It's a fun, creative app that I am certain people will enjoy."

Users can choose the words, the level of drama in Shatner's delivery, and the amount of pauses within the sentence. Once you've decided your masterpiece is complete, you simply hit the "Shat that!" button to hear the spoken word piece.

You can even co-create these Shatisms with other users (Shatner calls these poetic fans "Shatoetists") by collaborating in the app and online. And, of course, you'll be able to share your finished products on your social networks.

The release also hints at more fun features to come, with promises of new word packs for holidays and special occasions, as well as special guest stars and performances. Maybe Shatner will delight fans by bringing in former "Star Trek" co-stars like Leonard Nimov or the social-media savvy George Takei. One can only hope.

The app, created by Blindlight Apps, costs $2.99 in Apple's App Store.

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Annyong! The Korean word for hello is part of 22-year-old Asian elephant Koshiks five-word vocabulary. He can also utter the words for sit down (anja), lie down (nuo), good (choah) and no (aniya), according to a study published today in the journal Current Biology.

The frequency patterns of Koshiks human-like mutterings were also more similar to his trainers speech than to the calls other Asian elephants make, the scientists claim.

This is remarkable considering the huge size, the long vocal tract, and other anatomical differences between an elephant and a human, lead author and animal behaviorist Angela Stoeger of the University of Vienna said in a press release.

Koshik may have learned to manipulate formants, or the frequency components humans use to discern sounds, in his speech by putting his trunk in his mouth, which is a wholly novel method of vocal production, the authors wrote in the study. By doing that, hes able to make higher-pitched sounds than he would normally, according to the study.

Trainers taught Koshik, who was born in captivity, to respond to these five words, but he started imitating humans on his own, Stoeger told Wired in an email. She and her team think he may have used vocal mimicry to bond with his human companions, especially during the seven years he spent alone at Everland Zoo in South Korea.

Trainers at Everland, where Koshik lives, initially told the researchers he could say six words. Stoeger and her team put the elephants lexicon to the test by playing his speech to human Koreans and asking them to write down what they heard. The researchers didnt tell them what words Koshik was imitating. After analyzing the data, they concluded the big-eared beast had only picked up five words.The study didnt say which word was axed from Koshiks official verbal repertoire.

Mimicry of human speech among other mammals is not very common, but its not unheard of. The researchers mention Hoover the seal, who was raised by a fisherman and could speak a few words of English, a beluga who could say its name, and another male Asian elephant who could mutter some Russian and Kazakh.

Koshik may understand what the words hes speaking mean, but he probably doesnt intend them as commands or feedback, wrote Tecumseh Fitch, one of the studys authors, in an e-mail to Wired.Or at least when he says lie down, he doesnt seem to get upset if you dont.

The researchers also told Wired that Koshik now has a lady friend, Hati, in whom hes showing quite a bit of interest. He has not used the line, Annyong. Nuo, on her yet.

Video:Stoeger et al. /Current Biology.

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