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But the point of communication is mutual understanding. I generally agree that language is what we make it be, but in this case the wrong usage, meaning the usa
by ropejumper 2y ago
But the point of communication is mutual understanding. I generally agree that language is what we make it be, but in this case the wrong usage, meaning the usage that is mathematically incorrect, is causing issues.
I can't just go around saying that my cat is siamese even if he's not just because I got it wrong one time and now this is what siamese means to me. Because my goal is to transmit accurate messages.