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the podcast you regularly host regularly posts to this site. Why does 'promo only' make this acceptable?
September 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM
the podcast you regularly host regularly posts to this site. Why does 'promo only' make this acceptable?
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Nice to see you here. The best thing about Bluesky is that all abuse comes with a twist of self-righteousness. Enjoy!
December 6, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Nice to see you here. The best thing about Bluesky is that all abuse comes with a twist of self-righteousness. Enjoy!
as I said, semantic bleaching..
Btw, more dictionary pedantry, I think 'text' has to refer to something written down, so how can there be a 'spoken text'?
Btw, more dictionary pedantry, I think 'text' has to refer to something written down, so how can there be a 'spoken text'?
November 24, 2024 at 7:29 PM
as I said, semantic bleaching..
Btw, more dictionary pedantry, I think 'text' has to refer to something written down, so how can there be a 'spoken text'?
Btw, more dictionary pedantry, I think 'text' has to refer to something written down, so how can there be a 'spoken text'?
also, the idea that anything other than an entirely literal use of a word is abuse of language is very restrictive. e.g.
A: 'I watched the match last night'
B: 'You didn't *watch the match*, you watched an image of the match on your tv'.
-this way lies madness
A: 'I watched the match last night'
B: 'You didn't *watch the match*, you watched an image of the match on your tv'.
-this way lies madness
November 24, 2024 at 7:27 PM
also, the idea that anything other than an entirely literal use of a word is abuse of language is very restrictive. e.g.
A: 'I watched the match last night'
B: 'You didn't *watch the match*, you watched an image of the match on your tv'.
-this way lies madness
A: 'I watched the match last night'
B: 'You didn't *watch the match*, you watched an image of the match on your tv'.
-this way lies madness
language changes. In particular, the meanings of words tend to become more general overtime ('semantic bleaching').
as the comment above mentions 'especially', would suggest 'not always' through sight and touch.
if the text is written and someone reads it, I am getting info from the written text.
as the comment above mentions 'especially', would suggest 'not always' through sight and touch.
if the text is written and someone reads it, I am getting info from the written text.
November 24, 2024 at 7:24 PM
language changes. In particular, the meanings of words tend to become more general overtime ('semantic bleaching').
as the comment above mentions 'especially', would suggest 'not always' through sight and touch.
if the text is written and someone reads it, I am getting info from the written text.
as the comment above mentions 'especially', would suggest 'not always' through sight and touch.
if the text is written and someone reads it, I am getting info from the written text.
I've heard the expression 'orphan take' for people taking a strong stance against views that don't exist.
November 24, 2024 at 6:23 PM
I've heard the expression 'orphan take' for people taking a strong stance against views that don't exist.
And then if you look at the definition of 'written' they describe it in terms of 'making marks', which would seem to rule out braille as writing (and so rule out touching braille as reading).
Anyway, much as I enjoy dictionary pedantry, this could go on indefinitely. Have a nice evening.
Anyway, much as I enjoy dictionary pedantry, this could go on indefinitely. Have a nice evening.
November 24, 2024 at 6:21 PM
And then if you look at the definition of 'written' they describe it in terms of 'making marks', which would seem to rule out braille as writing (and so rule out touching braille as reading).
Anyway, much as I enjoy dictionary pedantry, this could go on indefinitely. Have a nice evening.
Anyway, much as I enjoy dictionary pedantry, this could go on indefinitely. Have a nice evening.
not that dictionaries should be the only way we decide what words things mean.
November 24, 2024 at 6:07 PM
not that dictionaries should be the only way we decide what words things mean.
seems stipulative. Also, at least the cambridge dictionary definition doesn't mention sight or touch..
November 24, 2024 at 6:06 PM
seems stipulative. Also, at least the cambridge dictionary definition doesn't mention sight or touch..
why is touch allowed but not audition?
November 24, 2024 at 6:04 PM
why is touch allowed but not audition?
why is touch allowed to count as reading but not listening?
November 24, 2024 at 6:02 PM
why is touch allowed to count as reading but not listening?
putting one's fingertips on braille isn't reading. It's feeling.
November 24, 2024 at 6:01 PM
putting one's fingertips on braille isn't reading. It's feeling.
fair enough. I just think the active/passive distinction just unravels completely if you scrutinise it even a little bit.
Also, I don't think asking these questions 'make' it more complex: the complexity is already there, whether you care to think about it or not.
Also, I don't think asking these questions 'make' it more complex: the complexity is already there, whether you care to think about it or not.
November 24, 2024 at 12:22 PM
fair enough. I just think the active/passive distinction just unravels completely if you scrutinise it even a little bit.
Also, I don't think asking these questions 'make' it more complex: the complexity is already there, whether you care to think about it or not.
Also, I don't think asking these questions 'make' it more complex: the complexity is already there, whether you care to think about it or not.
also, we can also think of a case where written words are presented to the eyes one at a time. Has reading stopped in this case because it is no longer active?
November 24, 2024 at 12:06 PM
also, we can also think of a case where written words are presented to the eyes one at a time. Has reading stopped in this case because it is no longer active?
Listening is active to some degree, we have to make an effort of mind to attend to what we are hearing, if we don't concentrate we don't understand. One way of thinking about this is the difference between hearing and listening. Listening is something you do, hearing isn't.
November 24, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Listening is active to some degree, we have to make an effort of mind to attend to what we are hearing, if we don't concentrate we don't understand. One way of thinking about this is the difference between hearing and listening. Listening is something you do, hearing isn't.
why is it reading? What makes it more similar to eyes on running across lines of text than listening to someone speak? Because the body is moving (eyes/fingers)?
November 24, 2024 at 12:00 PM
why is it reading? What makes it more similar to eyes on running across lines of text than listening to someone speak? Because the body is moving (eyes/fingers)?
Does this mean, in your opinion, that no blind person has ever read a book? Not saying this is correct or incorrect, but it does seems an unintuitive (to me) consequence of saying that reading must involve eyes running along lines of text.
November 24, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Does this mean, in your opinion, that no blind person has ever read a book? Not saying this is correct or incorrect, but it does seems an unintuitive (to me) consequence of saying that reading must involve eyes running along lines of text.
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