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 Discussion of "skalpeli"
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Comment #1: Bah.
Michael Turniansky (Mon Jun 30 12:48:54 2014)

bah.
Why use a fu'ivla when micydakfu is available? Scalpel is a rather simple
concept, and if we just borrow 50% of our vocabulary instead of creating
words from our own roots, we might as well be speaking Esperanto.
YMMV
Comment #2: Re: Bah.
gleki (Mon Jun 30 13:01:30 2014)

gejyspa wrote:
> bah.
> Why use a fu'ivla when micydakfu is available? Scalpel is a
rather simple
> concept, and if we just borrow 50% of our vocabulary instead of creating
> words from our own roots, we might as well be speaking Esperanto.
> YMMV


not sure all medical knives are scalpels. and even not all scalpels are
medical.

scalpel = A small straight knife with a very sharp blade used for surgery,
dissection and craftwork.

according to Wiktionary

So may be "cmalu je ke kinli mutce ke'e dakfu" ?
Comment #3: Re: Bah.
Alex Burka (Mon Jun 30 15:57:27 2014)

gejyspa wrote:
> bah.
> Why use a fu'ivla when micydakfu is available? Scalpel is a
rather simple
> concept, and if we just borrow 50% of our vocabulary instead of creating
> words from our own roots, we might as well be speaking Esperanto.
> YMMV

+1
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