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The word "notright" is as clear of an example as you can get: does it mean straight or left? Up? The most confoundingly powerful feature of language is ambigui
by thomastjeffery 4y ago
The word "notright" is as clear of an example as you can get: does it mean straight or left? Up?
The most confoundingly powerful feature of language is ambiguity: on one hand, you can't take it literally; on the other hand, you don't have to.
- joseda-hg 4y agoI think the example doesn't quite do it justice, a better interpretation would be antiright, which would be unambiguous
- TrapLord_Rhodo 4y agoin orwellian newspeak, the whole point is to be ambigious so you can't point at harm.
- bdg 3y agoIf you like that you're gonna love TokiPona. So few words that even basic objects might take a paragraph to explain.
- taejo 3y agoEsperanto dekstra only means right, the direction/side, though, and so maldekstra only means left, the direction/side.