Was 'waistworks' spelled incorrectly?

Starfang · **Posted:** Sat Jul 07, 2018 3:58 am

I just noticed (been playing off an on for a few years) and I realized now why 'Arena Waistworks' has always bothered me, because shouldn't it be "waste-works" instead of waist? Or is it just a odd word/spelling choice that appeals to the charm of Morrowind?

Chaos the N'wah · **Posted:** Sat Jul 07, 2018 4:56 am

Generally, the waistworks in the canton has nothing to do with the sewers or tombs below and everything to do with it being located in the mid-section of each canton

Morven Ashwing · **Posted:** Sun Jul 08, 2018 8:32 am

Why are they called waistworks, then?

Imbalance · **Posted:** Sun Jul 08, 2018 1:18 pm

Picture a four story building. The canalworks would be the basement, the waist works would be the ground floor or more, then the plaza, with the top floors reserved for the upper crust - the head, if you will.

Chaos the N'wah · **Posted:** Sun Jul 08, 2018 7:21 pm

Morven Ashwing wrote:

Why are they called waistworks, then?

Quote:

everything to do with it being located in the mid-section of each canton

Just in case this is some translation misunderstanding, a person's waist can also be called their midsection

Morven Ashwing · **Posted:** Mon Jul 09, 2018 7:34 am

Chaos the N'wah wrote:

Morven Ashwing wrote:

Why are they called waistworks, then?

Quote:

everything to do with it being located in the mid-section of each canton

Just in case this is some translation misunderstanding, a person's waist can also be called their midsection

Oh, ok - something I didn't know about the description of the human body

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