@paulg corollary: any discussion which devolves to people citing the definitions of words is headed in a very unhealthy direction.
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@codinghorror@paulg that (original tweet) is such an engineer way if saying “lol meaning of words can be subjective” -
@ohlol@codinghorror I didn't mean that. I meant people writing dictionaries can be mistaken.
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@paulg A dictionary, like any standard, is both vital and stifling. -
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@paulg Agree with the (bad) snapshot. Related: in the MA people all over Europe thought they spoke Latin; it was proto-French, -Spanish, etc
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@paulg startup pitches do not define what businesses mean. They're snapshots of moving targets taken by sometimes clumsy photographers.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg that observation is very asparagus! Ice picket!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Same could be said of scientific articles, albeit we think good science is timeless.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Unfortunately, there also seems to be positive feedback in the system; poorly crafted definitions can legitimize ambiguities.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg I'm often surprised with how beautiful and different the meanings words are when broken down. Though not always = to spkr intention.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg clumsy photographers on a deadlineThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg I was dyslexic once, until I realised that words, fonts, spacings and books were all created by people no smarter than me.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Part of the reason why@urbandictionary is so interesting. Tries to be more like a video.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg that's my excuse too ;-)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg reminds me of this, on dictionaries as works of literature: http://jsomers.net/blog/dictionaryThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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