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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/28/2020 10:34 AM, janSIy . wrote:<br>
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I agree that there is significant overlap and that a second word
was not really necessary.<br>
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<p>Klingon doesn't have words because they're really necessary; it
has words because Klingons have a word for something. Languages
have redundancies and overlap. This isn't a problem. Why should
English have both <i>shiny</i> and <i>glossy?</i> I find a
Klingon word for <i>glossy</i> much more useful than a Klingon
word for <i>yodel</i> or <i>protein.</i><br>
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However, being in this situation now, I would say that the
difference is the smoothness. Glossy = shiny + smooth. All
glossy things are shiny, not all shiny things are glossy.<span
id="ms-outlook-android-cursor"></span> The blade of my katana
is shiny, but not glossy. The lacquer on the scabbard is glossy.<br>
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I would further suggest that only a coating can be glossy and
not an uncoated object, but I haven't fully explored and tested
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<p>Anthracite coal is an example of something glossy but having no
coat. Some kinds of silk fabric are glossy without being coated
with anything.<br>
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