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Re: }}} Paintball Terms

• From: [email protected] (Alan Anderson)
• Subject: Re: }}} Paintball Terms
• Date: Sun, 30 Jul 1995 14:24:02 -0500

ghItlh Soqra'tIS:
>The problem I have as a old Army man is that {nIch HeghmoHbe'} (non-lethal
>ammunition) sounds to me like "dummy" or blank ammo.

I disagree.  When I hear "non-lethal ammunition" I think of rubber bullets,
or maybe BB's, or even salt shot; paintballs fit my mental pigeonhole just
fine.  For "blanks" I'd use {nIchqoq}.

If the subject is paintball, then I think the concept of weapons and battle
are pretty much understood and don't necessarily need to be repeated in
every term's translation.  "Paintball" itself doesn't mean much out of
context.  I like the word {'IwmoQ} "bloodball" as the Klingon name of the
game.  If you don't like that much hyperbole, call it {'IwHeymoQ}.

-- ghunchu'wI'

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