[88418] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: tractor beam
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (MorphemeAddict)
Wed Dec 15 16:54:00 2010
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Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:42:18 -0500
From: MorphemeAddict <lytlesw@gmail.com>
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
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Perhaps not just for throwing an enemy off balance, but possibly also
warping the enemy's whole ship, taking him out of combat. But if tractor
beams could do that, I suppose we'd have heard about it long before now.
lay'tel SIvten
On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 3:05 PM, Felix Malmenbeck <felixm@kth.se> wrote:
> > OTOH I wonder if Maltz hasn't also given us the word for "tow",
> > which we've been lacking until now, or at least a slang term:
> >{yuH} "yank" - as tractor beams are primarily used for towing.
>
> By the Federation, perhaps, but one might imagine that Klingons mainly use
> tractor beams for tactical purposes; a good "yank" may be a good way to
> throw your enemy off balance, possibly turning the tables in your favor.
>
> Interestingly, though, I don't think we have any other words for pulling
> things.
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