Our ancestors layered a confusing level of complexity into our languages. For example, we call them “frogs” and say that they “croak” but we write their vocalization as “ribbit”. Why not just call them “ribbits” and save two words? “The ribbits are especially loud tonight.”
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Replying to @TheBrometheus
“The ribbits are especially loud tonight.” That's unclear though... are you talking about the animal or the sound?
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Replying to @whipstache
It would be both, since both equal the same thing.
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Replying to @TheBrometheus
But, not always. "Wow, that's a lot of ribbits." Could be many frogs, or could be one frog being especially talkative.
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Replying to @whipstache
I suppose that makes sense.
6:54 AM - 11 Sep 2018
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