Iain Davis wrote:
> > Yes. And the reason all the peoples on all the
> > planets have the same word is probably that it's
> > a borrowing from the Goa'uld.
> It is? I missed that somewhere. Was it in the film?
> It's been a long while since I've watched the film.
No, I only meant that I also thought it was the name
of the symbol. I don't actually know, but it sounded
plausible.
> Additionally, the SG teams may be spreading the use of
> the word...they make think of themselves as the /ta:ri:/
> and use the term themselves.
Ah! That's a very good explanation. That's very likely.
> Or Daniel himself, since the original reason he got
> involved was because of his theories related to linguistics.
> Perhaps he's a "linguistic genius"? :)
Haha. That's what I like to think, since I'm also a
Daniel and also a linguist (or almost one, in any case.)
(Secret answer to the whaddayawannabewhenyougrowup-question:
"Jedi linguist". I don't actually know what it is, but it
sounds really cool! :)
> Mostly though, I think he was selected not because they
> thought he was "smarter than the others" but because he
> didn't have any ties to anyone, a job, etc. Easy to pick
> up and move, and kept under wraps, if necessary.
No! Don't ruin my dreams of becoming just like him! ;)
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