tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jul 15 20:59:11 1997
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Re: Yet another update to New Words
- From: "William H. Martin" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Yet another update to New Words
- Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 23:59:35 -0400 ()
- Priority: NORMAL
The next version of the New Words List will have this addition.
It was in my Pilot word list, but had not made the transition
yet. I can't bring myself to upload it for one word change,
however...
charghwI'
On Mon, 14 Jul 1997 10:56:19 -0700 (PDT) Bill Willmerdinger
<[email protected]> wrote:
> William H. Martin wrote:
>
> > As you see more problems, please let me know. For those just
> > looking for additions, you should note that I fixed an earlier
> > blunder where I falsely listed {woj} with {Say'qu'moH}'s
> > definition. HIvqa' veqlargh!
>
> Just one item. I posted this to the list at the time it happened,
> perhaps you were not reading then (April).
>
> When I met Okrand at BabelCon in April, we "purchased" him at the slave
> suction. His "official" duty was to clarify one word: {toQDuj} "bird of
> prey (type of ship)". According to Marc, a {toQ} is an avian predator
> on the Homeworld whose closest Terran analogue would be a "bird of
> prey". When I told him I had theorized that {toQ} might mean "scout"
> (since that's what a BoP is) he said, no, it's definitely an animal from
> Qo'noS.
>
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