alt Hacker News> But the word already means what we think it means.
But that word can mean different things to different people. With no definition, how can you even begin to have a discussion around something?
> But the word already means what we think it means.
But that word can mean different things to different people. With no definition, how can you even begin to have a discussion around something?
Again, people were using words for thousands of years before there were any dictionaries/linguists/academics.
Top-down theory of word definitions is just wrong. People are perfectly capable of using words without any formalities.