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Certainly overloaded but rarely ambiguous. Context will determine which notion of “normal” applies.
by math_dandy 2mo ago
Certainly overloaded but rarely ambiguous. Context will determine which notion of “normal” applies.
- breezybottom 2mo ago"Context dependent" is basically the definition of ambiguity.
- math_dandy 2mo agoI guess what I’m saying is that since there’s always a context, ambiguity stemming from uninspired naming is never an issue in practice.
- chongli 2mo agoNo, I'd say ambiguous means "context dependent" and the context is unclear. Pronouns like you/me/he/she/they/them are context dependent in everyday English writing but they're only ambiguous when the context is unclear, otherwise most people have no trouble dealing with them at all!