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-=> On 10-11-04 15:28, Michiel Van Der Vlist <=-
-=> spoke to Steven Horn about Usaian <=-
> Listing several meanings does not make a word's meaning
> ambiguous as long as the word is used in context.
MVDV> If the meaning of a word depends on context, there is
MVDV> ambiguity in the word. Better use a word that is
MVDV> unambigious in itself.
Doing that would severely restrict your usable vocabulary. Many
common words have multiple possible meanings, sometimes related but
sometimes quite disparate.
dale (at) min (dot) net
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