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I love this kind of thing, as it reminds me of English literature classes, where the meaning and origin or words changes so much depending on word class, point
by zhte415 11y ago
I love this kind of thing, as it reminds me of English literature classes, where the meaning and origin or words changes so much depending on word class, point in history, social story, but at some point there was a common bond.
A few weeks ago at an ATM, having keyed-in the amount I wished to withdraw, I was presented with 3 options:
Cancel
Confirm
*Correct
All of the above are verbs, but I instinctively clicked 'Correct' taking the adjective meaning "This number is correct". The machine then asked me to re-input a withdrawal amount. The machine was focused on it's action; I was focused on the context of the number.
A jarring reminder that even for everyday words, context is important. This is relevant for a historic text such as the Bible, and for our work interacting, and creating or using systems that create interaction for others.