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On 15/04/2023 00:54, Gordon Swobe wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:mailman.389.1681516455.847.extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org">The
forms of words do not contain the seeds of their meanings.</blockquote>
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Nobody is claiming this. I doubt if anyone, anywhere, ever, has
claimed this.<br>
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The <i>associations</i> of words are what contain, not just the
seeds of, but their actual, meanings. This should be obvious. Look
at the word 'wicked' for example.<br>
<br>
Ben<br>
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