28 Dec
2015
28 Dec
'15
1:52 a.m.
On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 12:31:23AM +0000, Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Sunday 27 December 2015 05:33:45 Mark S Bilk wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 26, 2015 at 07:17:57PM +0000, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> >> The K was originally suggested to stand for "Kool", but it was
> >> decided that the K should stand for nothing in particular.
> >
> >Because of the horror that suggestion would have produced in some of us.
> >I _could_ not have used something called "Kool".
Lisi,
In another message you seemed to associate the word "kool"
with the substitution of "u" for "you" by "the youth-aspiring
middle-aged". So perhaps you are horrified by the usage of
"kool" for what you perceive to be the same purpose by such
people? Correct me if I'm wrong.
That leaves "Ka".
> >Mind you, the Ford Ka still seems to be
selling. But not to me.
>
> OK, now I'm really confused. The horror of "kool" might be due
> to a dislike of language corruption. But what's wrong with "Ka"?
> It has many different meanings, some of them thousands of years old:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ka
>
> It was part of the ancient Egyptian idea of the soul:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_concept_of_the_soul#Ka_.28vi
>tal_spark.29
> Lisi, please explain why "Ka" is
repulsive to you and others.
> Please use terms that don't require readers to have your
> particular mental/cultural/ethnic context (whatever that might be).
What is your age, nationality and education? (All
relevant here.)
70, American, two years university and much independent study.
If you don't understand, you don't understand.
Does that mean you don't intend to explain your dislike of "Ka",
because you think the reason for it is obvious? I hope you
will explain it anyhow.
Perhaps some other list subscribers would write in and say
whether "Ka" has any unpleasant associations for them?
Or are you just being specious?
No, I am not lying.
Mark
28 Dec
28 Dec
3:43 a.m.
New subject: "Ka" -was DANGEROUS...
On Sun, Dec 27, 2015 at 05:52:41PM -0800, Mark S Bilk wrote:
On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 12:31:23AM +0000, Lisi Reisz
wrote:
>...
Lisi,
In another message you seemed to associate the word "kool"
with the substitution of "u" for "you" by "the youth-aspiring
middle-aged".
That leaves "Ka".
>> >Mind you, the Ford Ka still seems to be
selling. But not to me.
I don't recall hearing anyone pronounce "car" as "ka" (although
someone with a New England accent might do it). And I think that
when I read I do not "hear" the words; I just get their meaning.
So it took me until an hour ago to realize that the name "Ka"
for a car might be some corporate slug's idea of "clever"
language corruption. I don't know if it's intended to be
youth-aspiring or not.
Subsequent examination of the Wikipedia page reveals that
additional models of the car were produced called "StreetKa"
and "SportKa".
This is a rather nasty thing to do to a word that means the
"vital spark" of the soul. Perhaps that's something that
corporate types lack.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_concept_of_the_soul#Ka_.28vi…
OK, nobody needs to write in and explain this to me.
And Lisi, I agree with you!
Mark
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