Terminology: the importance of arbitrary nomenclature

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14 Feb 2012, 4:25 pm

So, is arbitrary nomenclature valuable or is it just a linguistic handle for mental concepts and should not be valued above the concepts that the jargon represents?

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14 Feb 2012, 4:29 pm

I choose B.

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14 Feb 2012, 4:44 pm

pandabear wrote:

I choose B.

The latter half of the or-statement?

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14 Feb 2012, 4:51 pm

I wish I had posted that. That would allow me to reply: "No, just B. The one in arbitrary" I have a weird sense of humor.

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14 Feb 2012, 5:20 pm

CrazyCatLord wrote:

I wish I had posted that. That would allow me to reply: "No, just B. The one in arbitrary"

I have a weird sense of humor.

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