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<b>Message ID:</b> 3105 <br/>
<b>Date:</b> Thu Jul  8 17:12:49 BST 1999 <br/>
<b>Author:</b> Kimes, Dean W. <br/>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Wordsmithing <br/>
<br/><br/>
<div id="ygrps-yiv-315933174">Hmmm, I have been using harmonizing despite that not being technically<br/>
correct.  The playing of multiple notes at once is polyphany, as in a flute<br/>
is Monophonic, one note at a time, while a piano is polyphonic as it can<br/>
sound multiple notes at once.  Harmonizing using refers to separate<br/>
musicians playing diferent notes on the same rythym, but I can&#39;t offhand<br/>
think of a better term.  I too hate twisting as it brings back memories of<br/>
my entire group once chasing down a lone fleeing mob ala Roop&#39;s story,<br/>
leaving me to handle the other four.  As I said at the time, &quot;What happened,<br/>
you guys left me twisting in the wind!&quot;  They thought it was really funny,<br/>
but I was too irritated at the time to see the humor.<br/>
<br/>
Kitasi of E&#39;ci<br/>
<br/>
-----Original Message-----<br/>
From: Bob Stewart [mailto:<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:dreambard@...">dreambard@...</a>]<br/>
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 1999 9:39 AM<br/>
To: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:eqbards@onelist.com">eqbards@onelist.com</a><br/>
Subject: [eqbards] Wordsmithing<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
From: Bob Stewart &lt;<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:dreambard@...">dreambard@...</a>&gt;<br/>
<br/>
At 11:27 AM 7/8/99 -0400, John Kim wrote:<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt;It&#39;s not the official term?  Hurrah!  I thought it was stupid<br/>
&gt;too, but many bards seemed to recognize it better than<br/>
&gt;stacking or weaving or juggling.  I will stop using &quot;twisting&quot;  <br/>
&gt;(except out of habit :-).<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>As the wordsmiths of Norrath it seems resonable and proper that it should<br/>
fall upon the bards to shape the language.  But can we even shape it among<br/>
ourselves, when speaking of our own unique abilities?<br/>
<br/>
I can only hope.<br/>
<br/>
Can we agree on a word for the interweaving of multiple spellsongs?  Can we<br/>
begin to use it religiously ourselves, first here and then among others?<br/>
Can we change the language of Norrath?<br/>
<br/>
Of the terms so far, I rather like &quot;weaving.&quot;  It has the correct<br/>
denotation and good connotations for blending strands that are similar but<br/>
distinct, to create a fabric that is stronger and more useful than the<br/>
individual strands.  It&#39;s short, clean, and to the point.<br/>
<br/>
Do we have the interest and self-discipline to pick a word and effect a<br/>
change?<br/>
<br/>
Today, perhaps, &quot;weaving,&quot; some day, with victories behind us, we can take<br/>
on &quot;proc.&quot;  :-)<br/>
<br/>
	Thrush<br/>
<br/>
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