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+1 Much of language derives its meaning from its context. In the context of this blog a title of "The Other Half" can have a very different meaning than a tit
by ddlatham 10y ago
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Much of language derives its meaning from its context. In the context of this blog a title of "The Other Half" can have a very different meaning than a title of "The Other Half" on Hacker News. Lifting the title verbatim to a new context can change its meaning. Even though the intention may be good to be faithful to the original, purely by being in a new context, the title has been effectively changed. In fact, using different words for the title in the HN context can well be more faithful to the meaning than the using the same words.
- skierscott 10y ago+1. I didn't know where this article was headed for the first half. Partway through I scrolled and saw "On Thursday I had a heart attack" and with that context I could understand the point of the article.