[84339] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: {lor} (WOTD)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alan Anderson)
Tue Apr 1 23:53:00 2008
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From: Alan Anderson <aranders@insightbb.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 23:51:11 -0400
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
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On Apr 1, 2008, at 8:48 AM, Mark J. Reed wrote:
> Ok, {'IrneH} and {'e'mam} are clearly puns on "Uncle Ernie" and
> "Auntie Mame",...
I'm pretty sure {'IrneH} (uncle, mother's brother) and {me'} (aunt,
mother's sister) are Wizard of Oz references.
> but is there any such hidden meaning in the word {lor}?
I wouldn't be surprised if {tey'} and {lor} (cousin, niece, nephew)
were a nod to one of Marc Okrand's relatives by the name of Taylor.
We know he's put people's names in the vocabulary before.
> TKD predates any possible reference to Lore,..
These and other kinship words were introduced to us in HolQeD #35,
the September 2000 issue. That was 2 1/2 years after the episode
"Datalore" first aired.
