[95058] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Trains
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Trimboli)
Thu Nov 22 10:52:29 2012
Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 10:52:14 -0500
From: David Trimboli <david@trimboli.name>
To: tlhingan-hol@stodi.digitalkingdom.org
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On 11/22/2012 10:45 AM, Fiat Knox wrote:
> "Train" as in "locomotive?" The "train" usually refers to the carriages
> being pulled along behind the actual locomotive itself, so perhaps
> something like "lupwI' thlegh'a'" (big line of carriages) perhaps?
In my (American Mid-Atlantic) dialect of English, all the cars plus the
locomotive are called a "train." I recognize the distinction you're
making, but it sounds like jargon to me.
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