tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Dec 13 08:15:40 1998
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Re: Problem Words
- From: SuSvaj <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Problem Words
- Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1998 11:24:41 -0500
qaSDI' 12:42 AM 12/13/98 -0800, ghItlh charghwI':
>As I work at updating the New Words List, I have these quandries
>that call for judgement calls. I'd appreciate your opinions so I
>
>Hong boq chuyDaH: loS
>Impulse Fusion Thrusters - 4
>
>We already have {boq} and its definition does not include
>"fusion". So, does this word also mean "fusion", or is it just
>the middle word one uses when one refers to Impulse Fusion
>Thrusters? I mean, why did we pick the word "fusion" in English?
>It was arbitrary.
What do you mean arbitrary? Nuclear fusion is called that, because atoms
are being "fused" together into heavier elements.
But would a Klingon always use the word {boq}
>where we'd use the word "fusion"?
I wouldn't assume that. I think it's safe to use "boq" in reference to
nuclear fusion, since that is what it is refering to here, but I wouldn't
take it further than that without further canon.
SuSvaj