12-07-2012, 07:26 PM | #4186 |
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Isn't it a personal definition that cannot be defined by a dictionary?
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12-07-2012, 07:29 PM | #4187 |
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If it can't be defined by a dictionary, then by what shall we define it? Aren't all the words in the dictionary?
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12-07-2012, 08:13 PM | #4188 |
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How can it be proved that ALL the words are in the dictionary?
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12-07-2012, 10:22 PM | #4189 |
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Do we need to prove it? Have you come across a word that is not in a dictionary?
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12-07-2012, 10:50 PM | #4190 |
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But can not the inflection of a word change its meaning?
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12-08-2012, 12:28 AM | #4191 |
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Due to the nature of language, how could a static dictionary contain every word of a language?
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12-08-2012, 06:29 AM | #4192 |
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Aren't new words being invented and therefore added to the dictionary every year?
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12-08-2012, 10:34 AM | #4193 |
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New words are added every year, old words are updated, inflections are examined and debated; however, has this abundance given us clarity and understanding or simply expanded our ability to split hairs?
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12-09-2012, 01:14 AM | #4194 |
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So, a complete and all-inclusive dictionary is an impossibility?
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12-10-2012, 07:11 AM | #4195 |
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Glarb be barg farg?
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12-10-2012, 08:52 AM | #4196 |
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Did you just have a stroke?
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12-10-2012, 09:26 AM | #4197 |
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Is it Avatar-speak? Is it Klingon? Is it peanut butter in your micro servers?
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12-10-2012, 09:35 AM | #4198 |
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Can I not make up my own words?
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12-10-2012, 11:49 AM | #4199 |
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Is it really a word if it cannot be understood by anyone but yourself?
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12-10-2012, 02:20 PM | #4200 |
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What about futures selves? Doesn't someone have to be the originator?
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