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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] More new words from Maltz
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (qurgh lungqIj)
Thu Jan 26 12:58:04 2012
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From: qurgh lungqIj <qurgh@wizage.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:57:25 -0500
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
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> (3) For "double agent," Maltz liked the slang expression jey'naS ghoqwI'
>> (literally, "double-headed ax spy"). He said the non-slang term 'o'wen
>> could also be used for "double agent," but its meaning is a bit broader --
>> it's used to refer to someone (or something) of ambiguous status. As
>> Maltz
>> put it, "You're not quite sure if it's this or that. You think it's one
>> thing, and it may be, but it may be another."
>>
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> And who is the Owen in US culture or television to whom Marc refers?
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>
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chaq http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Lattimore?
qurgh
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(3) For "double agent," Maltz liked the slang expression jey'=
naS ghoqwI'<br>
(literally, "double-headed ax spy"). =C2=A0He said the non-slang =
term 'o'wen<br>
could also be used for "double agent," but its meaning is a bit b=
roader --<br>
it's used to refer to someone (or something) of ambiguous status. =C2=
=A0As Maltz<br>
put it, "You're not quite sure if it's this or that. You think=
it's one<br>
thing, and it may be, but it may be another."<br>
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And who is the Owen in US culture or television to whom Marc refers?<div cl=
ass=3D"im"><br><br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>chaq=C2=A0<a href=
=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Lattimore">http://en.wikipedia.org/wi=
ki/Owen_Lattimore</a>?</div>
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