On Wed, 22 Oct 2003, David Silberstein wrote: #Yet another thing I noticed: # #On the page: # # http://world.std.com/~mam/Cracks-and-Shards/languages.html#Fenarian # #you mention Noish-pa's use of the word "elvtarsok", and wonder if #perhaps Brust is 'doing something with the first syllable's #resemblance to "elves"' # #Well, I am nearly certain that the word is the plural of #"elvtárs", which according to two different online #Hungarian-English dictionaries, means "comrade". [analysis and documentation snipped] #So, anyway, I nearly think he was trying to tie in to Kelly being a #specifically Marxist-type revolutionary, rather than just a rebel. # #The coincidence of sounds in "elf" and "elvtar" is probably nothing #more than that. Noish-pa might not know the Dragaeran because it's #not a common word or concept. Could be. Thanks. -- Mark A. Mandel