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Sharine Borslien's avatar

Okay, two interesting things, Mike.

First, I did a search on Etymonline for the word "late," which would be the root of "lation." The following results seem closest in pronunciation or in greater meaning to you regarding "lation.

let (n.)

"stoppage, obstruction" (obsolete unless in legal contracts), late 12c., from archaic verb letten "to hinder," from Old English lettan "hinder, delay, impede," etymologically "make late," from Proto-Germanic *latjan (source also of Old Saxon lettian "to hinder," Old Norse letja "to hold back," Old High German lezzen "to stop, check," Gothic latjan "to hinder, make late")Look at the late 14c. description

Perhaps the phrase you recorded means that you are receiving information which has been purposely hindered (meaning, you have to extrapolate pretty far into the "future" what the current messages could hint at).

Even more intense is this from the etymology of the word "lateness":

From late 14c. as "a being advanced in time;" from 1881 as "a being behind the proper time."

Also, before I even saw your latest post in my email inbox, I was hearing strange jet sounds in the evening sky for about an hour between 10 and 11pm. That never happens here at this time of night.

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Toxicanadian's avatar

The e-lation I get reading your stack is unparalleled. 😘

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