Re: Con-Names of Planets (was: Ability of Americans & Europeans to locate each others cities)
| From: | Robert B Wilson <han_solo55@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, September 22, 2002, 0:13 |
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On Wed, 18 Sep 2002 12:45:56 -0400 Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...>
writes:
> On Wed, 18 Sep 2002 12:20:00 +0000 Andreas Johansson
> <and_yo@...>
> writes:
> > Some are quite transparent formations, eg _Taireza_ is "Earth
> > (_Taia_)
>
> > Andreas
> -
>
> Talking about 'Earth', does anyone happen to know why on the
> Stargate TV
> show all the aliens refer to Earthlings (as a collective) as "the
> /ta:ri:/"?
intersting coincidence: kinsi rorotan _tari_ [tar\e] "planet" (< old
kontoko _tari_ [tar\i], also meaning planet)
> -Stephen (Steg), brother of the Left-Handed Lithuanian
Robert Wilson (Elentirno Pereldar) (mailto:han_solo55@juno.com)
><(((> ><(((> <)))>< ><(((> ><(((>
I yessessë Eru ontanë Menel ar Cemen.
I yessessë ëa Quetta ar Quetta né as Eru ar Eru né Quetta.
"Ananwa," eque erye, "i ilúvë ná carmë Eruva. Ilyë nati nar tanwi
Erullo."