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From: James A. Donald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> For example if the new word groups unlike things together, and
> separates like things, it will merely generate error and confusion.
I agree. I'm not for "slavery is freedom" :) I am just saying that arguing
with someone because he
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From: Jim Choate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> This is bullshit, plain and simple. If you're going to redefine a word
> every time then it means nothing to anyone, not even yourself.
Indeed, words mean nothing to everyone. Their meanings doesn't fall from the
sky. It's attributed by
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From: James A. Donald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Stipulating arbitrary and unreasonable definitions breaks the
> > connections, and people who employ definitions that lack sense
> > cannot make sense. We are not free to give words any meaning we
> > choose. They are embe
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From: James A. Donald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> But ... but .. butthe proposed definition lacks sense. We should not,
> we cannot, ignore that fact.
Definitely not. But it doesn't make sense on the level of CONCEPTS, not of
WORDS (symbols).
> Words are connected to each oth
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At 03:23 AM 3/9/00 -0500, Marcel Popescu wrote:
> I disagree. We set the meaning of words, every time we speak / write them.
> Words don't come with predefined meanings. If I intend "capitalism" to mean
> "an economical system where some people starve and others get rich" (ignore
> the lack
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>From: Jim Choate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Ever hear of Esperanto?
>
>Yeah. What was your point?
The top of his head?
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