tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Sep 30 10:40:26 2000
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Re: vIn/math (new vocab pun spoilers)
this is probably coincedens but I pun that I noticed is the word for be cold is
bIr as in "birrr I'm cold"
"Stauffer, Tad E (staufte7)" wrote:
> De'vID said:
>
> > I just received the latest HolQeD. This has probably been pointed
> > out at the qep'a' SochDIch where the word was given, but the new
> > word /vIn/ "cousin" seems to be a pun.
> >
> Actually, this is the first time we've seen these words. At the qep'a'
> SochDIch, Nick Nicholas requested the word "cousin". However, since Okrand
> had to go ask Maltz, write his answer down, etc., we didn't actually get
> this explanation of kinship terms until this issue of HolQeD.
>
> Yep, {vIn} does seem like a pun to me. (For those who don't know, there's a
> movie titled "My Cousin Vinny").
> The other pun I noticed were for the words {me'} and {'IrneH}, for aunt and
> uncle. ( I forget which side of the family these words refer to). If you
> look at these 2 words backwards, they are Em and Henry, Dorothy's aunt and
> uncle from The Wizard of Oz.
>
> > I'm also glad to see that we can finally do basic math! It
> > seems to be pretty straightforward. maj!
> >
> jIQochbe'. Dunqu'.
>
> - taD
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