[47MartialMan]

Originally Posted by Chapel

I don't care what anyone says, those are not words that are a part of standard written modern English. People may use them, but that doesn't mean they are correct. I would still mark off for all 3 of those on a high school English final. (Unless it was a 'creative writing' task and they were telling me what a character said.)

Also, this isn't unique to English. Lots of languages adopt words and old words get new usages and contexts. The reason scientists use Latin so often is because it is a dead language so that the ideas of science will only change with the science and not with the language.

So any way... where does Kata come from? It is pretty obvious that no one can find it beyond the English adopted word.

Believe or not, the English languauge has been breaking its "standards"

For examples;

The rule "i" before "e", except after "c", doesn't apply to a few words.

The plural of shrimp was shrimp, but it has been revised to "shrimps"

Even definition of words are not actually correct;

Martial Arts: Any "Asian" unarmed combat systen of fighting.....