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Old 05-09-2009, 07:49 AM   #129
Shawnee123
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Originally Posted by Kingswood View Post
How would you know that it is always irrelevant? How do you know that context is always available?
These questions make no sense. OK, I'll play. Show me an example, one word on a piece of paper, with no context whatsover, where you would be completely confused as to the meaning of that word and that knowing the meaning of that word is essential for any purpose. I contend that if no context exists (and this is your argument, I think there is always context) then the meaning of the word is irrelevant. It is, then, only an arrangement of letters.

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