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Rik

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I guess this might be a good place to ask about this, since the pronunciation of Kemo has come up. How is KI pronounced? I understand that the KI was found with the D'ni symbol for 3 (KI) on the back of it. So they called it the KI. I have reasoned that since it looks like the capital letters K and I, that the DRC called it that, pronouncing the letters separately: "kay, eye". I know a lot of people who pronounce it as one word such as "kee" or "kye". Is there an official DRC pronunciation? Also, is there a picture of what the back of the KI looks like?

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Actually.... When you play PotS, if you go to the Kirel hood, you hear Dr Watson say "Kee" in the recording of a lttle speech he gave, in the community hall there..

That's as official as i've heard...

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like the word "key."

And it'd just look like any other D'ni 3...

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Yep. The DRC dubbed it "KI" because, when written, that resembles the D'ni numeral for three. They pronounce it "key" because that happens to be one of the functions that the KI is useful for.

Those DRC people are so punny.

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RAWA wrote:

Those DRC people are so punny.

Yeah... the "DRC" people...

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Rik

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Ok, thanks for straightening me out on that. Now, any idea why the D'ni put the number 3 on on the back of it?

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AFAIK not all the KIs have the 3 on the back, just the first ones they found. There are evidently several types of KI models, probably with different sets of features, access rights and capabilities.

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Maybe the numbers refer to versions, like the ki3 or the ki4.

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Laxman (I think) speculated in a journal that perhaps it meant three main functions. I doubt it, though. Perhaps a class rating? 3 going to "high poor" or "middle class" or something? 1 going to guild masters, etc?

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