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3 Jun
A Linguistic Observation

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From: Peter Langston <psl>
Date: Wed,  3 Jun 98 18:55:02 -0700
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Subject: A Linguistic Observation

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From: "Martin V. Howard" <marho@ida.liu.se>

Paul Chefurka wrote:
>
> The other two are a vatted malt (Poit Dhubh, pronounced "Potch Du")
> and a blend (Te Beagh, pronounced "Che Vek"), both of which contain
> Talisker as one of their defining malts.

Has anyone else noticed the surprising similarity between Scottish Single
Malt distillery names and conversational Klingon?

M.

© 1998 Peter Langston