Book 12. (1 results) Beasts of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 2 | 638 | A mountain is a mountain to View more quotes about goreans">Goreans, regardless of whether it be formed of soil and stone, or ice. |
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Book 12. (7 results) Beasts of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 2 | 635 | Gorean has no expression specifically for an iceberg. |
| 2 | 636 | The same expression is used for both mountain and iceberg. |
| 2 | 637 | If a reference should be unclear the expression is qualified, as by saying, "ice mountain". |
| 2 | 638 | A mountain is a mountain to Goreans, regardless of whether it be formed of soil and stone, or ice. |
| 2 | 639 | We tend to think of mountains as being land formations. |
| 2 | 640 | The Gorean tends to think more of them as being objects of a certain sort, rather than objects of a certain sort with a particular location. |
| 2 | 641 | In a sense, English does, too, for the expression 'berg' is simple German for 'mountain', and the expression 'iceberg', then, is a composite word which, literally translated would yield 'ice mountain' or 'mountain of ice'. |
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Gorean has no expression specifically for an iceberg.
The same expression is used for both mountain and iceberg.
If a reference should be unclear the expression is qualified, as by saying, "ice mountain".
A mountain is a mountain to Goreans, regardless of whether it be formed of soil and stone, or ice.
We tend to think of mountains as being land formations.
The Gorean tends to think more of them as being objects of a certain sort, rather than objects of a certain sort with a particular location.
In a sense, English does, too, for the expression 'berg' is simple German for 'mountain', and the expression 'iceberg', then, is a composite word which, literally translated would yield 'ice mountain' or 'mountain of ice'.
- (Beasts of Gor)