Gypsies

[The Tempted Soul]

In Equal Rites Hilta Goatfounder mentions Gypsies.

In our world Gypsies were named because people thought
they were Egyptians.

Now why, if the Discworld's equivalent of Egypt is Djelibeybi,
are they still called Gypsies and not Jellybabies?

[Terry Pratchett]

Okay. Almost every word in the English language has a whole slew of
historic associations. People on the Disc can't possibly speak 'English'
but I have to write in English. *Some* carefully-positioned 'translations'
like 'It's all Klatchian to me' can work, but if I went the whole hog
and 'discworlded' every name and term, then the books would be even more
impenetrable and would probably only be read by people who like learning
Klingon. I do my best -- French fries can't exist on Discworld, for
example -- but I think 'gypsies' is allowable.

Terry Pratchett

[Richard Kettlewell]

In article <1...@followed.win-uk.net>,

I think if Pterry is allowed to get away with latin -- albeit
sometimes in advanced states of doggedness -- and french -- albeit
somewhat mutilated by the witches abroad -- then the english word
'gypsies' is quite acceptable.

It would add a certain obscure something, though, if the disc were
roamed by jellybabies... Just imagine the fun a tribe of cannibals
would have trying to eat the heads first...

--
Richard Kettlewell
rjk...@hermes.cam.ac.uk

[P J Bleackley]

(Richard Kettlewell) writes:
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|>
|> It would add a certain obscure something, though, if the disc were
|> roamed by jellybabies... Just imagine the fun a tribe of cannibals
|> would have trying to eat the heads first...
|>
|> --
|> Richard Kettlewell
|> rjk...@hermes.cam.ac.uk

Two cannibals opened restauraunts next door to each other. One complained that
the other was poaching all his customers.
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~~~PETE "QUANTUM" BLEACKLEY~~~
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