[Tlhingan-hol] Trains

David Trimboli david at trimboli.name
Thu Nov 22 07:52:14 PST 2012


On 11/22/2012 10:45 AM, Fiat Knox wrote:

> "Train" as in "locomotive?" The "train" usually refers to the carriages
> being pulled along behind the actual locomotive itself, so perhaps
> something like "lupwI' thlegh'a'" (big line of carriages) perhaps?

In my (American Mid-Atlantic) dialect of English, all the cars plus the 
locomotive are called a "train." I recognize the distinction you're 
making, but it sounds like jargon to me.

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