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"When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean- neither more nor less." "The question is," said Al
by tarboreus 9y ago
"When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean- neither more nor less."
"The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many different things."
"The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master-that's all."
- umanwizard 9y agoI don't understand what point you're making.
- tarboreus 9y agoThe point is that you don't get to mean what you want to mean. That's childish. You mean what others understand you to mean.
- starshadowx2 9y agoRelevant xkcd - https://xkcd.com/1860/ https://xkcd.com/1860/