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Unless you're a lawyer or a lexicographer, in a good faith conversation with someone smart, you rarely have to talk about the meanings of the words you're using
by andrejguran 4y ago
Unless you're a lawyer or a lexicographer, in a good faith conversation with someone smart, you rarely have to talk about the meanings of the words you're using. So if you have to, it's a sign that you're talking to someone stupid or intellectually dishonest.
- Paul Graham
https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1598272844106174466 https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1598272844106174466
- xtiansimon 4y agoTotally disagree with that statement here on HN. The word “conversation” is doing a lot of work. Hehe In face to face conversation with others, word choice is not critical because in conversation you can work out what someone means or intends over time. Written form is just not the same.