We asked for "air" as in the stuff around us that can be put into tanks. We got {rewve'} as the common term and {lay} as a technical term. We were not told the difference.
qurgh
On 15 September 2016 at 16:11, Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu> wrote:
> [Maltz] said that this is some sort of technical term. It would be odd to say {lay vItlhuH} for "I breathe air", but it would be understood.
Can someone clarify this? Who asked for this word, and in what
context? For example, is it related to air travel, aircraft, space
travel, scuba diving, etc.?
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De'vID
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