 (2) The same Speedword covers several different English words (e.g., 'kla' means class, kind, or sort.There are also derivatives of Speedwords (e.g., 'bi' means life but there is also 'bie' lively, bik vital, 'bir' creature, 'biu' welfare, 'biv' spirit, 'bix' death, 'bixk' fatal, 'bixy' kill, 'bixya' murder.Later, realising that some writing required literal transcription, Dutton expanded the vocabulary to allow words which are synonyms that were required to precisely distinguish shades of meaning.