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Interpretation of Episilon
Posted by: delacuesta (---.adsl.xs4all.nl)
Date: July 05, 2007 10:33PM
Would "Episilon" be a typo for "Epsilon", or a wordplay so brilliant that we in the outland do not grasp it? (chapter 21, page 183 UK-edition).
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/05/2007 10:33PM by delacuesta.
Re: Interpretation of Episilon
Posted by: PrinzHilde (---.dip0.t-ipconnect.de)
Date: July 06, 2007 12:01PM
Isn't that a bit like asking why the plural of Snurg is written with two 'g'?
Re: Interpretation of Episilon
Posted by: delacuesta (---.adsl.xs4all.nl)
Date: July 09, 2007 05:35PM
I think it isn't. Contrary to Episilon, Epsilon is an existing word, and moreover it is a kind of word that may be used as a name for stellar objects (cf Alpha Centauri).
My question is not what the meaning is or where the wordplay comes, but rather whether it is intentional or not.
Delacuesta.
My question is not what the meaning is or where the wordplay comes, but rather whether it is intentional or not.
Delacuesta.
Re: Interpretation of Episilon
Posted by: MuseSusan (---.union.edu)
Date: July 14, 2007 06:26AM
Well, eventually Jasper will have a full FAS upgrade section put together, so we'll see.
Re: Interpretation of Episilon
Posted by: SLIGHTCAP (---.hsd1.va.comcast.net)
Date: July 16, 2007 11:58AM
I've been reading it as Epi-SI-lon. It wold make sense to have used Epsilon instead, but since Zhark was a made up creature, i figured that planet could be made up too.
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