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Re: Etymology of "mecha" and possible fixes
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Fri, 12 Mar 1999 00:32:58 GMT
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JSPROAT@GEOCITIES.COMihatespam
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Tom McDonald wrote:
> noble metal -- das Edelmetall
!DING! !DING! !DING! !DING! !DING! !DING! !DING!
I like, I like! Thank you! :-,
> stalker -- der Anschleicher
> hacksaw -- die Metallsaege
> cutthroat -- Halsabschneider
> thug -- Strolch
> thug -- Verbrecher
These are all good, too. Danke.
One more I'm going to have to use for an individual model: die Fledermaus.
Tick fans might appreciate the significance of this name...
Cheers,
- jsproat
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Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@geocities.com>
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Horizon/5249/
"The world will not perish for want of wonders but for want of wonder"
-- British scientist J. B. S. Haldane (1892-1964)
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| (...) Thanks for the German2English link. Here's some I found that might help inspire you: noble metal -- das Edelmetall stalker -- der Anschleicher hacksaw -- die Metallsaege cutthroat -- Halsabschneider thug -- Strolch thug -- Verbrecher (...) (26 years ago, 12-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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