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