Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - On the Use of Indian Terms for Identification of Weapon Types

A. G. Maisey · 16th October 2015, 02:07 PM

I agree wholeheartedly with you Ariel:- names are important.

In fact, I'll go further than this:- words are important.

Words are used to transfer ideas from one person's mind into the mind of another, if our use of words is imprecise all sorts of errors can occur.

Because of this, I can assure you that I will never bristle at an incorrect use, or knowledge of, keris terminology, in fact, I actively encourage the use of English words when we are using the English language as a medium of communication.

The truly important thing is that we understand one another, not that we all understand every minor usage of language.

But I must admit, I do find the pointless use of misunderstood words to be just slightly annoying, most especially so when a good English word will transfer an idea more effectively.

Perhaps the second paragraph of my post #49 may give some indication of my position in this matter of names.

16th October 2015, 02:07 PM	#51
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,712	I agree wholeheartedly with you Ariel:- names are important. In fact, I'll go further than this:- words are important. Words are used to transfer ideas from one person's mind into the mind of another, if our use of words is imprecise all sorts of errors can occur. Because of this, I can assure you that I will never bristle at an incorrect use, or knowledge of, keris terminology, in fact, I actively encourage the use of English words when we are using the English language as a medium of communication. The truly important thing is that we understand one another, not that we all understand every minor usage of language. But I must admit, I do find the pointless use of misunderstood words to be just slightly annoying, most especially so when a good English word will transfer an idea more effectively. Perhaps the second paragraph of my post #49 may give some indication of my position in this matter of names.