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Re: the Fek'lhr?

qurgh ([email protected])

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Subject: Re: the Fek'lhr?
Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 11:51:19 -0400
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ghItlh Steven Boozer <[email protected]>:

> *preskoboldo* = *preso* "(printing) press" + *koboldo* "(hob)goblin, gnome,
> imp, evil sprite".  Cf. German *Druckfehlerteufel* = *Druck* "(printing)
> press" + *Fehler* "error, mistake" + *Teufel* "devil, imp, etc.", or the
> goblin/imp responsible for typographical errors.

Ahhh, DaH jIyaj!

>
> >Could you give us a SEI for preskoboldo?
>
> What is "SEI"?

It was a play on SKI... Something for the Esperanto Impaired

qurgh




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