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Re:iPhone X by tarboreus on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @05:10PM (#15232750)
"When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean- neither more nor less."

"The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many different things."

"The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master-that's all."

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Re:iPhone X by umanwizard on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @05:45PM (#15233142)
I don't understand what point you're making.
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Re:iPhone X by tarboreus on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @07:21PM (#15289586)
The point is that you don't get to mean what you want to mean. That's childish. You mean what others understand you to mean.
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Re:iPhone X by starshadowx2 on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @05:47PM (#15233160)
Relevant xkcd - https://xkcd.com/1860/
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