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Along the same lines, I had a professor who once said that you "can't have thoughts for that which you do not have words for". This refers more to vocabulary t
by F_J_H 17y ago
Along the same lines, I had a professor who once said that you "can't have thoughts for that which you do not have words for". This refers more to vocabulary than writing, but I feel that there is some truth to it.
Although the author may overstate his case a little, I do think that the discipline of writing does force a person to learn how to articulate thoughts in a clear manner, which is always a good thing.
- metajack 17y agoAn old English teacher of mine tried to convince us that you couldn't be bored if you didn't know the word "bored". You certainly can. There are no words for the feelings many people have. We have a whole system of literature for this, which we call poetry.
- gnaritas 17y agoBoredom isn't a thought, it's a feeling. As for having thoughts you don't have words for, people do it all the time, and you just make up a new word for it, it's how language evolved.