> If everyone called a tail a leg, it would be a leg. You are sorely confused. When mixing different languages, you need to keep track of which is which, other

> If everyone called a tail a leg, it would be a leg. You are sorely confused. When mixing different languages, you need to keep track of which is which, otherwise you just end up making a pun. In this case, "if everyone called a tail a leg" hypothesizes an alternate English where the distal portion of a dog's spine is called "leg" instead of "tail". We'll call this English Prime, and denote English prime words with a hash sign, to distinguish them from ordinary English words: #leg. Obviously, the sentence itself is still written in English, not in English Prime. Otherwise it would be impossible to ascribe any meaning to it, since we have not defined the meaning of any English Prime words besides #leg - and we could not even define that one without using English. The only words that are to be interpreted as English Prime are the ones that are explicitly quoted from the hypothetical scenario. Therefore, "if everyone called a tail a leg" can be written as "if everyone called a tail a #leg". Now we have the following: - If everyone called a tail a #leg, it would be called a #leg. Clearly true. - If everyone called a tail a #leg, it would be called a #tail. Clearly false. - If everyone called a tail a #leg, it would be a tail. Clearly true. - If everyone called a tail a #leg, it would be a leg. Clearly false.