[91888] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: [Tlhingan-hol] More new words from Maltz
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rohan Fenwick - QeS 'utlh)
Thu Jan 26 20:34:18 2012
From: Rohan Fenwick - QeS 'utlh <qeslagh@hotmail.com>
To: <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:33:56 +1000
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mu' nu'angpu' 'ISqu'=2C jatlh:
> ditch (n) is taSman
jIjangpu'=2C jIjatlh:
>
I laughed out loud when I saw this. The pun is immediately obvious to=20
me as an Australian - I wonder if anyone else got it straight away?
mujang loghaD=2C jatlh:
> I get that taSman is a reference to Tasmania.
Not Tasmania=2C but you're not far from it. It'll be referring to the Tasma=
n Sea=2C which separates Australia and New Zealand. Both Kiwis and us Aussi=
es often refer to the other country as being "across the ditch".
> (kind of like the "other side of the pond" relationship shared by Brits a=
nd Ams)?
Yep=2C exactly like that.
QeS 'utlh
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mu' nu'angpu' 'ISqu'=2C jatlh:<br>>=3B ditch (n) is taSman<br><br>jIjangp=
u'=2C jIjatlh:<br>>=3B
I laughed out loud when I saw this. The pun is immediately obvious to=20
me as an Australian - I wonder if anyone else got it straight away?<br><br>=
mujang loghaD=2C jatlh:<br>>=3B I get that taSman is a reference to Tasma=
nia.<br><br>Not Tasmania=2C but you're not far from it. It'll be referring =
to the Tasman Sea=2C which separates Australia and New Zealand. Both Kiwis =
and us Aussies often refer to the other country as being "across the ditch"=
.<br><br>>=3B (kind of like the "other side of the pond" relationship sha=
red by Brits and Ams)?<br><br>Yep=2C exactly like that.<br><br>QeS 'utlh<br=
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