We regularly say words we can't define. - ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

iammrbeat.bsky.social • 87 days ago

We regularly say words we can't define.

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j4m3sx.bsky.social•87 days ago

The word "love" is a great example.

absrdly.bsky.social•86 days ago

What is love?

j4m3sx.bsky.social•86 days ago

The choices you make to prioritize the well-being of others.

absrdly.bsky.social•86 days ago

Don’t hurt me

mindfulcyclist.bsky.social•87 days ago

So meta

inventuniverse.bsky.social•87 days ago

I think the reason largely has to do with a person's association of words in the context that they are used.

inventuniverse.bsky.social•87 days ago

Which is probably why reading helps to naturally improve your grammar and vocabulary.

chesternuts.bsky.social•87 days ago

That’s such a woke statement

lt-atl.bsky.social•87 days ago

veridically.

missdefecation.bsky.social•87 days ago

Fish

keviscool.bsky.social•87 days ago

yesn’t

thattravguy.bsky.social•87 days ago

Gubernatorial

trevorashimself.bsky.social•84 days ago

furrywall.bsky.social•87 days ago

That's so scrumtrulescent of you

capitalist.bsky.social•87 days ago

peruse

multivalent.bsky.social•86 days ago

Reminds me of what Richard Feynman said, there’s a difference between knowing the name of something and actually knowing something.

kaiserkenny.bsky.social•87 days ago

They are defined to us, just not correctly.

memoryee.bsky.social•86 days ago

People here saying big words, but I bet most can’t even define the simple words, like “sky”

I can already see how people will answer when asked to define “sky”:

“wdym? just look up, that’s the sky”

“the sky is the thing u see up there”

“like the atmosphere? that’s the sky”

“the blue stuff LOOK”