tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jun 16 20:24:40 1997
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Re: Word Survey
- From: Bill Willmerdinger <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Word Survey
- Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 21:47:12 -0400
- Organization: IKV Crystal Dagger, Klingon Assault Group Rochester NY
- References: <[email protected]>
Steven Boozer wrote:
>
> On Thu, 12 Jun 1997, Bill Willmerdinger wrote:
>
> |Weaver SE (Steve) wrote:
> |> Anyway, I could use a few opinions on a few words here:
> |>
> |> wa' - luHwI'
> |
> |Hmm. "Yankers" doesn't necessarily means "pliers" to me; 90% of the
> |time, when I use pliers I use them to grip something (a nut, a bolt) or
> |to pick something up. A "yanker" sounds more line the claw side of a
> |claw hammer!
>
> vaj *Ho'Qel SoHbe'ba'!
> (Then you're obviously not a dentist!)
bIqarchu'! lupwI' chamwI' jIH.
According to my Webster's, "pliers" comes from the archaic meaning of
"ply" as "to bend or be bent", thus we could call them {SIHwI'}
"bender". This meaning fits *my* everday usage of pliers better than
{luHwI'} "yanker".
Note: I decided to use {lupwI'} for "car". I dislike using {lupDujHom}
- I've needed to refer to both shuttlecraft and ground vehicles before
in the same sentence and couldn't figure out how. CK gives {lupwI'} as
"jitney", which is a term for a taxi-like bus - or a British term for a
small car! In this day and age, the closest equivalent is probably
"minivan", and Kahless knows I work on enough of those....
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