trying to translate this is left as an exercise for the reader

hint: youā€™d use it at the breakfast table

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    1 day ago

    Not so sure about that
    Many words, especially combined ones, have implicit meaning, because of the words they use

    Itā€™s not like ā€˜chainsawā€™ could mean a ā€˜mouse trapā€™, 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