29 Jul
2020
29 Jul
'20
3:42 a.m.
On Tue, 28 Jul 2020 at 14:00, Lieven L. Litaer <levinius@gmx.de> wrote:
My question might be related to English, not Klingon, but how is "be glossy" [new word {chorgh}] different from "be shiny" [old word {boch}]?
The request was "have a smooth, silk-like, reflective surface" and I think that a shiny blade, which is {boch} does have such a surface. So what's the point? Was maybe the requester not aware of {boch}?
If it's any help, Marc Okrand was probably thinking of eight ({chorgh}) inch photo paper when Maltz told him this word. Photo paper is glossy, but not (typically) shiny. -- De'vID