Scallop-edged Kris

[A. G. Maisey]

Thanks Amuk Murugal.

I stand corrected.

You are of course correct in what you say about the two different spellings and the way they are used in this forum.

Regretfully I am not attuned to, nor in agreement with this artificial usage.

It is no effort to type "Philippine Keris", nor to type "Javanese Kris".What is the situation if a new boy uses "creese", or "criss", or "karis" ?

Words are only a medium to move thoughts and ideas from one person's head into the head of another.This medium relies on certain conventions in order to represent in written or printed form, the sound of the spoken word.

Where two different words have a similar sound but different meanings, then it is inevitable that confusion shall arise, unless the meaning of the word be made clear by the use of additional words.

When the beauty of language is damaged by artificial applications that have only a narrow field of usage, then it is inevitable that confusion shall arise.