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Originally Posted by Kingswood
Sure, there's usually context. However, sometimes the context hasn't come up yet, is not sufficient, is missing altogether, or page breaks happen to be placed in inconvenient locations. Context is not the best method of conveying meaning. If the needed context is two lines down, or five pages later, or not supplied at all, what then?
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OH NO!!! I might have to TURN A PAGE before I get the context in a book? Whatever will I do? Good grief, man, you are really reaching here.
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Originally Posted by Kingswood
Why is it better to rely on context rather than having words stand on their own?
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Again, I have to know if you're serious. Have you
seen a dictionary? Ever?
Tell me something; does the word 'run' "stand on its own"? Do you know what I mean when I yell the following sentence?
"RUN!"
No, you say? How can that be? It's an entire sentence. It's a single word, "standing on its own." It's a pretty straight-forward spelling.
What words would you suggest for the 200+ meanings of 'run', so that they're entirely different, not reliant on different spellings (how many fucking ways could there be to spell 'run' anyway?), without needing
context?