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Language as an Authoritarian Dictator

Replies: 28 — Last Post July 14, 2006 4:18pm by ShAmAn

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Quote: from telomere13 at 9:06 pm on Mar. 20, 2006

Words develop new shades of meaning depending on their context whether people consciously intend them too or not.

What context? Social or empirical context? Or perhaps literal/written context minus the data of other stimuli?

Word processors are YOUR friends.

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Quote: from ShAmAn at 2:54 pm on Mar. 21, 2006

Quote: from telomere13 at 9:06 pm on Mar. 20, 2006
Words develop new shades of meaning depending on their context whether people consciously intend them too or not.

What context? Social or empirical context? Or perhaps literal/written context minus the data of other stimuli?
Word processors are YOUR friends.

SAPIR-WHORF HYPOTHESIS.

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Quote: from chalkboard sonata at 10:44 pm on Mar. 20, 2006

SAPIR-WHORF HYPOTHESIS.

Well, what I read about it was sure intriguing. But I was a bit dismayed to find the hypothesis itself communicated within language...

heh.

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Quote: from ShAmAn at 8:31 pm on Mar. 20, 2006

"But baby, I'm MARRIED to it."
Sorry to whore your spouse as such, Ryan. She's just so seductive.
Been trying to get over that sex addiction y'know.
(Edited by ShAmAn at 8:31 pm on Mar. 20, 2006)

God damnit Sean...if you're cheating on me with words again I think it's over. Because my thesaurus has never been the same since last time. Ew.

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"God damnit Sean...if you're cheating on me with words again I think it's over. Because my thesaurus has never been the same since last time. Ew."

What we had was totally proverbial...

She meant nothing to me, I swear!

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PORN DAMMIT, PORN.

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Quote: from chalkboard sonata at 10:22 pm on Mar. 20, 2006

Quote: from quidam at 12:54 pm on Mar. 21, 2006
We all know that Ryan's having an affair with words.
"But baby, I'm MARRIED to it."

But errrr... I thought you were married to yourself....?!?!?

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Quote: from Apotheosis at 11:58 pm on Mar. 21, 2006

PORN DAMMIT, PORN.

LITEROTICA IS A TRAP.

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So much good non-consent/reluctance, though.

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Quote: from quidam at 3:54 am on Mar. 21, 2006

We all know that Ryan's having an affair with words.
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(Edited by quidam at 11:03 pm on Mar. 20, 2006)

THAT IS A FUCKING PIPE.....

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Quote: from Blackadder at 12:12 am on Mar. 28, 2006

Quote: from quidam at 3:54 am on Mar. 21, 2006
We all know that Ryan's having an affair with words.
EDIT:

(Edited by quidam at 11:03 pm on Mar. 20, 2006)

THAT IS A FUCKING PIPE.....

Like fuck it is.

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its stuff like this that makes me NOT want to take ToK next year...

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Call this weak determinism. I'll say you should pry away those hands from reactionary ears and take in new media to its depths (simply for the stimulation thereof). A disclaimer to the general masses.

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