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Re: Conlangs in History

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Sunday, August 20, 2000, 23:06
Steg Belsky wrote:
> I seem to remember from _Dragonsdawn_ that they began to call it that > because the person who taught them how to use HNO3 against the Thread had > some kind of "unusual" accent, and called it that.
It seemed more that it was just a slight slurring, voicing the "ch", and possibly dropping the vowel on the "en". Personally, I tend to read it as /'edZn@"Tri/ or /e'dZIno"Tri/ -- "Their bodies did not age, but they became afeared of everything and anything. For partaking in any activity at all could threaten their precious and ageless bodies! ... Their victory over death was a hollow one." ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTailor