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They don't contradict each other, the contexts are different. Words have subtly different meanings according to what is being discussed. English is not a contex
by adamc 2y ago
They don't contradict each other, the contexts are different. Words have subtly different meanings according to what is being discussed. English is not a context-free language.
- TimTheTinker 2y agoContexts ought to be able to overlap and inform each other without direct contradictions -- otherwise, there's (at minimum) a lack of logical validity and hence untruth somewhere. The words we use (and their meanings) matter, because they are the substrate with which we think and act.