Am 21.02.2023 um 16:23 schrieb Steven Boozer via tlhIngan-Hol:
> Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, February 21, 2023
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> Klingon word: wIlHay
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: hinge (of a door); spine (of a book)
> Source: qepHom 2021
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> AFAIK never used in a sentence.
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> PUN:
> If there is one, I don't see it. {wIl} spike [construction] + {Hay} area beyond ??
Well, {Hay} is the pronunciation of {H}, and it's probably a pure
coincidence, but there exists a spine surgeon in Los Angeles named
"William H. Dillin"... and as Okrand was born in L.A., maybe he knows
that person?
Nah... that's too far fetched I guess. :-D
My guess is that it's a reference to the playwright and novelist William Inge (whose name is pronounced like "hinge", but without the "H", and who won the best screenplay at the 1961 Oscars). Okrand's in-jokes are often references to the theatre and film industries. That seems much more likely than some random spinal surgeon in LA.
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