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Re: "grape" in the Gospel of Mark was: Word borrowing in Klingon

• From: "Mark E. Shoulson" <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: "grape" in the Gospel of Mark was: Word borrowing in Klingon
• Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:33:15 -0400 (EDT)
• In-reply-to: <[email protected]>([email protected])

>Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 18:11:54 -0700
>From: "Dr. Maciej St. Zieba" <[email protected]>


>1. No man putteth new wine into old bottles - ngaSbogh DIr ngo'Daq HIq chu'
>lan pagh (2,22)

>1a. New wine must be put into new bottles - ngaSbogh DIr chu'Daq HIq chu'
>lannISlu' (2,22)

I wonder why he didn't just use "ngaSwI'" instead of presuming on the
(Terran) practice of putting wine into skins?  (these are Nick's lines or
yours, macheq?  I presume Nick's, since you present them as quotes).  

~mark

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