From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos   
   From Address: liam@valentijn.nu   
   Subject: Re: Define "alien"   
      
   Akira Norimaki wrote:   
   > ToolPackinMama wrote:   
   >> OK, so, I say in TOS, "alien" means "not of our world".   
   >> You?   
   >   
   > Alien as a noun I gather. In my native language, Italian, "Alieno" is   
   > only used to describe "A creature from outer space", like in TOS. :)   
      
   The English language is a very creative one.   
      
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien   
      
   I think Laura defines it mostly as:   
      
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(law)   
      
   Others might point towards:   
      
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraterrestrial_life   
      
   Within Trek both schools have merit. They do not exclude each other.   
      
   And speaking of Italian...   
      
   See:   
      
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraterrestrial_life#Early_modern_period   
      
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giordano_Bruno   
      
      
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