Book 1. (1 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 3 | 130 | View more quotes about certain">Certain other expressions seemed clearly to be of Greek or German origin. |
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Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 3 | 127 | But the children, of course, and their children eventually became simply Gorean. |
| 3 | 128 | In the long ages on Gor almost all traces of Earth origin had vanished. |
| 3 | 129 | Occasionally, however, an English word in Gorean, like "ax" or "ship," would delight me. |
| 3 | 130 | Certain other expressions seemed clearly to be of Greek or German origin. |
| 3 | 131 | If I had been a skilled linguist, I undoubtedly would have discovered hundreds of parallels and affinities, grammatical and otherwise, between Gorean and various of the Earth languages. |
| 3 | 132 | Earth origin, incidentally, was not a part of the First Knowledge, though it was of the Second. |
| 3 | 133 | "Torm," I once asked, "why is Earth origin not part of the First Knowledge?" "Is it not self-evident?" he asked. |
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But the children, of course, and their children eventually became simply Gorean.
In the long ages on Gor almost all traces of Earth origin had vanished.
Occasionally, however, an English word in Gorean, like "ax" or "ship," would delight me.
Certain other expressions seemed clearly to be of Greek or German origin.
If I had been a skilled linguist, I undoubtedly would have discovered hundreds of parallels and affinities, grammatical and otherwise, between Gorean and various of the Earth languages.
Earth origin, incidentally, was not a part of the First Knowledge, though it was of the Second.
"Torm," I once asked, "why is Earth origin not part of the First Knowledge?" "Is it not self-evident?" he asked.
- (Tarnsman of Gor)