tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed May 02 15:07:24 2001
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RE: KLBC-Reflexive verb suffixes
On Wed, 2 May 2001, Steven Boozer wrote:
> I just realized that in English, to score means, inter alia:
>
> 1 a : to keep a record or account of by or as if by notches on a tally
> b : to enter in a record
> c : to mark with significant lines or notches (as in keeping account)
> 2 to mark with lines, grooves, scratches, or notches
>
> As in English, context keeps the two meanings distinct.
>
> (Is this yet another bit of Okrandian wordplay?)
Dictionary.com provides quite a few:
1. A notch or incision, especially one that is made to keep a tally.
2 Sports & Games:
a. A usually numerical record of a competitive event
b. The total number of points made by each competitor...blah blah
c. The number of points attributed to a competitor or team.
3. A result, usually expressed numerically, of a test or examination.
4.
a. An amount due, a debt
b. A grievance that is harbored and requires satisfaction
(settle an old score)
5. A ground; a reason
6. A group of 20 items
7. scores: Large numbers: Scores of people attended the rally.
8. Music:
a. The written form of a composition...
b. A composition written for a musical comedy
9. Slang (my favorite -- Paul)
a. The act of securing an advantage
b. The act or an instance of buying illicit drugs
c. A successful robbery
d. A sexual conquest.
Wow, talk about off tangent. :) Back to my hidey-hole.
...Paul
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