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Re: Taxonomic list (and Re: poll 30? (long...Sal at her most voluble)

From:Sally Caves <scaves@...>
Date:Wednesday, June 4, 2003, 2:58
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From: "And Rosta" <a.rosta@...>

> Sally: > > > Ah, I understand better now. This explains the cultural bias of the
list
> > > > Alas, yes. It is decidedly European, and upper class. I had intended
at
> > some future date to have a list of Teonaht words and expressions after
every
> > group that shows some of the stranger aspects of Old Teon, but I haven't > > gotten a "round tuit" yet. (Round tuits are notoriously hard to find).
At
> > any rate, the distinction between round, square, and assymetrical houses
are
> > examples of different kinds of Teonaht architectural principles > > I attributed the cultural bias to the culture of the Teonim, not to > deficiencies in your compilation.
I understand that; it's just that the deficiency of the compilation is that it is biased towards the Terran Teonim; there are two sides to the Teonim, one in this world and one on the other side of the "Melting," and that one is troubled and troublesome. There should be more that is representative of that old world. The "gods" help. Sally Caves scaves@frontiernet.net Eskkoat ol ai sendran, rohsan nuehra celyil takrem bomai nakuo. "My shadow follows me, putting strange, new roses into the world." http://www.frontiernet.net/~awen/gods.html