@ph.romi: Is it though? Is it thought that necessitates language or is it the other way around?

Zethroin :

the limits of my language are the limits of my world

🏹 :

Jor Jor Well

panda1212 :

A nuanced thought in a blunt language is art.

GlutenAreEvil :

As a therapist; I've seen frustration at not having the words to express what goes on in the inside, but manage to say it in simple terms that hit like a truck. So powerful. Lots of the work is giving people words to connect. The words also form a foundation to understand themselves, where without those words they didn't have something to connect with. Like: you say you are angry, to me it reads more frustration (it is nuanced right). Oh yes, they might say, I am frustrated at the situation. Frustration might need different things than anger.

bloomsburysquare :

“It becomes ugly and inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish, but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts.” https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/essays-and-other-works/politics-and-the-english-language/

uhhhweirdo :

How do i widen my vocabulary knowledge? i would love to further articulate my thoughts into more nuanced sentences. Where can I start, and gradually increase from there? Does anyone recommend books?

🍒 Hannah 🍒 :

i loved this concept when i first read the book, being unable to express discomfort in the society you live in means that there is no way for people to come together and rebel

Ayden :

The philosophy of language

AndThenI'mJewish :

I'm tired of the idea that intelligence is only possible with a big vocabulary

kit :

binary is just a pair of characters, 0 and 1 yet it produced chatgpt etc

carrotcake473828 :

This is so true. Without knowing certain words I would not be able to properly articulate to others the nuance of my ideas. the more specific your wording, the closer other people can get to understanding your perspective. Vague language leaves too much room for the misinterpretation of your ideas. The better you get at articulation, especially knowing when and where to use certain synonyms, the more complex thoughts you can think and the more accurately you can share your thoughts (because whilst words sometimes roughly mean the same thing they can sometimes convey a completely different message when used in a certain context)

ella :

this is not true

Myriades de lectures 📚 :

Humans can only paint with the colors they have

￴￴ ￴ ￴ ￴ ￴￴￴￴￴￴ ￴￴ ￴￴￴ ￴ :

Oh I'm definitely not letting this one get me, I'll keep learning and talking even if I have to do it on my own, talking to myself.

YannFb :

Yes but what is the point of knowing millions of words if they only have meaning to thyself… The point being that you alone, can not fight the direction where the whole society is headed to, no matter your willingness to

zoegpt :

read wittgenstein

Louis :

yo he didn't think this at all

Sky★ :

TypicSquid364 :

Idk maybe

iamnotrhyan :

growing up being able to verbally conceptualise what i had always felt for a longest time felt so reassuring but at the same time sad, that i cldnt voice out earlier

.𖥔 ݁‧₊˚ ⋅꒰ঌBasia!!⋆ ִֶָ ๋𓂃🎐 :

i really need to learn new words, it's hard for me to write my thoughts

Not. A. Lady. 🐬🇬🇭🇵🇸 :

Our indigenous languages are the key.

frost_at_midnight :

They request that we do not penalise students for their limited vocabulary, yet these learners are not acquiring new terms in this manner, leading to increasing frustration regarding their verbal and written communication skills. They are unable to express their viewpoints effectively.

☯Axel☭Warren☯ :

good thing he was wrong

valen :

Which is why dummies on here arguing that the continued miss use of whenever for when, constant confusion of then and than, effect or affect, the POOR vocabulary people show when speaking, and the trash literature some influences keep pushing on this app are all not concerning is crazy to me. The dumbing down of the greater public needs to be studied.