Re: Rihannsu

At 10:15 PM 6/15/99 -0400, you wrote:

>I think it probably popped up in the 19th century or so.  The
>historic form is "dive-dived".
Heaven knows where I got it, then...I still use it (causing my husband to
look at me strangely).

>Hurrah!
I'm pleased about the new books, too, considering that I didn't think there
would ever be any call for them.  And it was Paramount who asked for them,
finally, which is even more bemusing.

>As far as *I* am concerned, your Romulans are *the* Romulans.
>(For the rest of you, the relevant titles are _My Enemy, My Ally_
>and _The Romulan Way_).  A brilliantly retconned conculture.
:)  Well, this seems to be a lot of other people's opinion as well.  This
caused some trouble in the Head Office in ancient days.  But we seem to
have passed through that period.  For the moment, anyway...

>We encourage people to post ideas, texts, vocab lists, whatever.
>They *will* be read.  If they draw little response, that merely means we
>are awed by their absolute perfection.  :-)
(snort)  In _my_ stuff?  I don't think you'll wear out your awe muscles for
a while yet.  :)  I'm very much a beginner at this:  still learning all the
big words.  ;)  Best!  D.


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