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RE: Klingon WOTD: qat (verb)

d'Armond Speers, Ph.D. ([email protected])

• From: "d'Armond Speers, Ph.D." <[email protected]>
• Subject: RE: Klingon WOTD: qat (verb)
• Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 22:10:09 -0700
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> Ian:
> >Is this truly a homonym, or is it a more specific application (i.e., 
> >the instrumental music encases the singing) ?
> 
> Ian's right, it's just an idiomatic application of {qat} - 
> much like its English equivalent "accompany".  Holtej 
> probably just has the various meanings listed in separate 
> entries in his dictionary, as I do.

Yup, that's right.  The software just plucks out words that are identical to
the current day's word, and labels them as homonyms.  This was added by
request.  The real purpose here is to be able to test your knowledge of the
vocab when you see the e-mail, like you might with a flashcard ("hmm, {qat},
that means 'wrap' and 'accompany singning with music'").  By having all
different meanings of the same spelling included, you can do this.

> --
> Voragh
> Ca'Non Master of the Klingons

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