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Old 10-03-2007, 05:59 PM   #72 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ccvasquez View Post
In short, language doesn't exist unless people, themselves, create it.

Right, but they all agree on the words' definitions.
Really?

Then how come different dictionaries have different definitions for the same words?

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The truth is, language is meant to convey ideas, rather than prove ideas.

And how do you convey an idea without a common set of words that have specific, commonly agreed upon, meanings?
I'm curious?

When was the entire English speaking public consulted when different publishing companies wrote their latest editions of the English dictionary?

Perhaps I missed that meeting.