Re: 'snowstorm vs. blizzard'

A very simple conculture reply related to my as-yet-unpublished novel - "u'an"
- "snowflake", the name of one of the female characters, is a very, very
powerless person.  The stress in her name falls on the second syllable.

" 'uan" - "blizzard" is stressed on the first syllable and is the name of
Praleyo and Vheratsho's daughter, and she is anything but powerless.

"u'aan" - "avalanche" is related to the above words, and was 'uan's first
name, before she changed it herself to 'uan kherash shio - "huntress in the
middle of a blizzard" (with '-yao' - the actor suffix, elided from kherash-
hunt(ress) ) - to express how she felt about life in general.  Her brother
Praleyo Yhe Lipas - Praleyo the Younger, a.k.a. Nu Praleyo Raoyitshou,
considers her slightly crazy - she's religiously intense.

On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 06:10, you wrote:
> A snowstorm is less powerful-less snow/wind.
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> Behalf Of Robert Jung
> Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2003 2:15 PM
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> Subject: 'snowstorm vs. blizzard'
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> Hi all,
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> My eight-year-old brother has a question: What's the difference between
> "snowstorm" and "blizzard"?
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> --Robert
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Wesley Parish
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Clinersterton beademung - in all of love.  RIP James Blish
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Mau e ki, "He aha te mea nui?"
You ask, "What is the most important thing?"
Maku e ki, "He tangata, he tangata, he tangata."
I reply, "It is people, it is people, it is people."