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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: epicure who wrote (11664)4/17/2001 1:21:22 PM
From: jlallen  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 82486
 
How do we know they all agree?? How do we know if they are all perceiving the same thing?? JLA



To: epicure who wrote (11664)4/17/2001 1:27:56 PM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 82486
 
If a majority of people agree on the meaning of a word

I don't know if that's the chicken or the egg. The dictionary reflects some general consensus of meaning. Then people who read the dictionary adjust toward that standard. The variations come about and the dictionary includes them. Then people gravitate toward the new standard. And so on. The dictionary is a touchstone more than a reflection of a consensus.

Karen


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