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The purpose of language is to facilitate communication. Your observation seems trivial at best and tautological at worst.
by 4ad 2y ago
The purpose of language is to facilitate communication. Your observation seems trivial at best and tautological at worst.
- mwigdahl 2y agoThere's some value in observing that there is a regularity to the terms used for a particular discipline, as opposed to a jumble of organically-grown jargon. For one, it tells you that learning a seemingly-unconnected vocabulary (Greek suffixes, in this case) can help you understand terms you've never otherwise encountered in their entirety.