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I think the simple words for those who learn as children are not the same for those who learn as grown ups. For example in English, "English" and "example" are
by riffraff 4y ago
I think the simple words for those who learn as children are not the same for those who learn as grown ups.
For example in English, "English" and "example" are not simple words, but "word-set" is.
But you learn "English" on day one, and "set" much later, and "example" is simpler than "word" for many.
- evanb 4y ago"set" has more than 400 different senses listed in the OED.
- actionfromafar 4y agoI want to put my finger on that "word-set" is a kind of cheat. In "Set this thing here", "set" not is not the same word "this set of things", and the last meaning is much harder.