In a comment,
kelsied
asked two questions. First, this one:
"What feature would (or did, in your story) make rests qualitatively different?"
Here's an edited excerpt from "Honor Is Golden" [
Analog, May 2004:] where Oka -- one of the two USCOL linguists sent to analyze the Goldens' language -- is explaining things to the U.S. Senate, in a hearing:
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The Senator closest to her frowned, and rubbed at his forehead with the palm of his hand.
"I don't get it, Professor," he said, so...
Published on November 09, 2009 05:27