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yes, and saying the n word is deeply offensive but ginger is not even though it contains the exact same letters. very deep, very smart. soon you'll figure out t
by asddubs 2y ago
yes, and saying the n word is deeply offensive but ginger is not even though it contains the exact same letters. very deep, very smart. soon you'll figure out that all words are arbitrary sounds we assign meanings to
- zeroonetwothree 2y agoWhat a bad analogy. One is an anagram and the other is two phrases with (mostly) the same literal meaning.
- asddubs 2y agoand flammable and inflammable mean the same thing but also the opposite thing. the point is that words don't have strict definitions, it's messy and similar phrases can have wildly different connotations. you can't just look at the meaning of individual words and say it's arbitrary.
- QuercusMax 2y agoa couple of Gs, an I and N, and E and and R.... - from Prejudice by Tim Minchin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVN_0qvuhhw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVN_0qvuhhw