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I'm not a mathematician so if this is an axiom of the ontology of meaning in maths, I have to accept it but if we are using the words in their commonly understo
by ggm 2y ago
I'm not a mathematician so if this is an axiom of the ontology of meaning in maths, I have to accept it but if we are using the words in their commonly understood meaning you're completely wrong. I have memorised the first line of "I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts" in swedish and i assure you I have no underlying understanding of Swedish.
(For jor can inte far opp min kokosnutt btw)
- eszed 2y agoYeah, I doubt the "common meaning" really covers it. To extend your example: I would bet (although I know no Swedish beyond "skål!"), that the manner in which you say those words would instantly make apparent (to a Swedish speaker) that you do not speak Swedish. I think the commenters need to agree on a more-nuanced set of terms to reach agreement on this.