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Re: what does 'orwI' do?

Steven Boozer ([email protected])

• From: Steven Boozer <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: what does 'orwI' do?
• Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2004 10:16:56 -0600
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Quvar:
> > What does the 'orwI' do all day in his airplane?
> > {leng} {'or} {chIj}

Holtej:
>I don't claim to have any special knowledge, but I am a pilot.  I'd
>recommend {'or}, as it's specifically defined as "pilot, operate (an
>aircraft)."  A pilot does many things, such as maintain communications,
>navigate, monitor fuel levels, report the weather (for the benefit of other
>pilots), and much more.  The pilot is ultimately reponsible for the safety
>of all passengers, and must have a thorough understanding of all sysetms in
>case of system failures or emergencies.  I wouldn't call all of these things
>{'or}, but in terms of flying the airplane, {'or} is what the pilot does.

Okrand wrote in HolQeD 11.2:

   Maltz thought that the best word for "operate (an aircraft)" was
   {'or} - so the person who does this would be the {'orwI'}, "one
   who operates (an aircraft)". In general, {'or} would not be used
   to refer to the activities of the captain of a spacecraft, or even
   those of its helmsman, but Maltz said it could be used for the
   controlling of a shuttlecraft. He was comfortable translating {'or}
   as "pilot" (the verb) and {'orwI'} as "pilot" (the noun).



-- 
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons 

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