tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Nov 28 15:04:42 1994
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Re: ...American slang?
- From: "Mark J. Reed" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: ...American slang?
- Date: Mon, 28 Nov 94 18:02:27 EST
- In-Reply-To: Your message of Mon, 28 Nov 1994 17:41:34 -0500. <[email protected]>
Sami Laitala writes:
\\ Nov 25 1994 Mark E. Shoulson wrote:
\
\ > Eep, just noticed this while reading a post of
\ > yoDtagh's: another of Okrand's little puns:
\ >
\ > qop == arrest (v)
\ >
\ > In case you're still lost, think American slang
\ > for the folks who arrest you...?
\
\ American slang?
\
\ Isn't cop an old *British* word (verb) meaning "catch"?
\ [originates: Fr. caper = seize]
Yes, but in American slang, "cop" means "police officer". It goes back
to the British, I'm sure, but I'm also sure that the American is the direct
antecedent of the Klingon.
-marqoS
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