Re: qechmey: Prism?

[MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com]

In a message dated 8/3/2007 6:57:04 PM Central Daylight Time, 
mcardle09@yahoo.com writes:

> > > (Yes, I know {buS} "concentrate on, focus on,
> > think only about" is the 
> > > wrong type of "focus", but I can't think of
> > anything else this morning.)
> > > 
> > 
> > It may not be the wrong type of focus/concentrate. 
> > We don't know, right?
> > 
> 
> But there are strong grounds for suspicion.  A prism
> doesn't concentrate or focus *on* light (or on
> anything else, for that matter).  The inclusion of the
> preposition seems to restrict the word exclusively to
> mental activity.
> 
> mI'qey
> 

A prism doesn't concentrate or focus at all.  It does the opposite.  I was 
thinking more of lenses in general, and convex ones in particular.  But you're 
right about the gloss.  It does seem to limit the possibilities more than I 
first thought.

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