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Re: chainsaw?

Steven Boozer ([email protected])

• From: Steven Boozer <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: chainsaw?
• Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:18:23 -0500
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nuQum ghuchu'wI':
>ja' mI'qey:
> > After juggling various possibilities, I settled on
> > {pe'meH mIr}.  Does this seem reasonable to you?
>
>It's not as reasonable as it could be.  The chain in a chainsaw is
>not what does the cutting; it merely transports the sharp teeth.
>
>Maybe the idea of the chain is unimportant, and what needs to be
>expressed is the fact that it's an engine-powered device rather than
>a hand-powered one.  I offer {pe'meH nguSDI'} "cutting motor".

As in an electric knife or razor?  <g>




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