Originally those were like that too maybe, but words only get real meaning by being used by people a bunch and universally understood as a specific thing. Anyone can make up any combination of words, but nobody will understand what you are actually talking about.
Not so sure about that
Many words, especially combined ones, have implicit meaning, because of the words they use
It’s not like ‘chainsaw’ could mean a ‘mouse trap’, because we already know what a saw and what a chain is
Of course in principle words are consensual social constructs, but I always find it highly irritating, that we throw out the baby with the water, by saying, nothing means anything until we decide on it
Originally those were like that too maybe, but words only get real meaning by being used by people a bunch and universally understood as a specific thing. Anyone can make up any combination of words, but nobody will understand what you are actually talking about.
Not so sure about that
Many words, especially combined ones, have implicit meaning, because of the words they use
It’s not like ‘chainsaw’ could mean a ‘mouse trap’, because we already know what a saw and what a chain is
Of course in principle words are consensual social constructs, but I always find it highly irritating, that we throw out the baby with the water, by saying, nothing means anything until we decide on it