David, our friend Ms Baganing is clearly a knowledgeable and educated person.
I personally honour and respect her deep knowledge--- I'm not quite sure exactly what that knowledge encompasses, but it is obvious that it is deep knowledge, for she apparently intends to publish a book in order to lay this knowledge before us. Note:- that will be a book, not a paper, nor an article, nor an essay, but a book.
I have followed this discussion from its commencement.
It began with some sort of confused ideas concerning the keris in general, the keris form found in the Philippines, then Maranao, Turkey, and a few other things, it wandered off into the realm of myth, it has now moved into the meanings of words.
I urge you to respect Ms Barganing and her precious knowledge.
When my children were growing up I praised them lavishly for even their smallest accomplishments. I now praise my grandchildren for their extreme skill in cutting out pictures and pasting those pictures onto pieces of paper, in the correct order.
My grand daughter--- coming up to 4 years of age--- has recently acquired the deep knowledge of exactly the right time to pick a flower. This is indeed deep and valuable knowledge for a three year old.
But my grand daughter is not yet ready to be taught differential calculus, or for that matter, even her twelve times table.
Ms Baganing also has her knowledge.
Let us respect that knowledge. She will add to it in time, and when she has reached the stage when she is ready to add to her knowledge from the reservoir of knowledge that is available to her from some of our members here, I'm sure that she will avail herself of that knowledge if she needs to.
At the moment it is obvious that Ms Baganing is not quite ready to accept the knowledge that is in possession of some people here.
Do not try to force her to accept that which she is not yet ready to accept. Children learn best when encouraged, not forced.
Ms Baganing please accept my sincere compliments upon the results of your research. I urge you to continue this research, and I await with eagerness the publishing of your book.
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