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minus-squarefluxion@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down7·9 个月前Me: actual pros/cons based on reality of situation You: what about Webster’s dictionary?
minus-squareTelodzrum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down18·9 个月前This just in: Words have meaning and it’s how we use them to communicate.
minus-squareTheDoozer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down5·9 个月前The main purpose of words having meaning is to effectively communicate. Ignoring the context that words are used and insisting on very narrow definitions is not only pedantic, but hinders the ideas being communicated.
Me: actual pros/cons based on reality of situation
You: what about Webster’s dictionary?
This just in: Words have meaning and it’s how we use them to communicate.
The main purpose of words having meaning is to effectively communicate.
Ignoring the context that words are used and insisting on very narrow definitions is not only pedantic, but hinders the ideas being communicated.