08/07/02: Bitch.

[juju]

Originally posted by Nic Name
It's pointless to debate with people who insist that their words have unique and special meanings known only to themselves, which meanings may differ from the meanings of those communications generally understood by the society in which they try desperately to be understood.

dhamsaic argues that his words mean what he intends them to mean, regardless of what those words are understood to mean by others in this society. This argument shows a complete misunderstanding of the purpose of language as a communications medium. Otherwise, there would be no need for a common language, everyone being content that he knows what he's talking about, and that's all that matters, while everyone else is aware that he doesn't know what he's talking about.

I agree that giving words different meanings causes all kinds of chaos and miscommunication. Unfortunately, people do it anyway. I'm not saying it's a good thing.. just that it happens, and that people should be aware of this so that we can all communicate better.