>People can understand concepts without having the words to express them, and if need be, can always find new ways to express them in words, coining new terms i

>People can understand concepts without having the words to express them, and if need be, can always find new ways to express them in words, coining new terms if necessary. You can find some very interesting examples of this from Chinese internet terminology. In an environment where "thoughtcrime" exists in some form, Chinese internet users have developed a lexicon of strange-sounding euphemisms for things that are forbidden to be discussed. http://chinadigitaltimes.net/space/The_Grass-Mud_Horse_Lexicon http://chinadigitaltimes.net/space/The_Grass-Mud_Horse_Lexic... http://chinadigitaltimes.net/space/Grass-Mud_Horse_Lexicon http://chinadigitaltimes.net/space/Grass-Mud_Horse_Lexicon