Samstag, 15. Januar 2011

Semantics

I'm tired of people saying 'that's just semantics' in disagreements as a way to lessen tension. It's basically saying 'oh, it's only a matter of what you meant by those words you said.' Semantics is all about what words mean, so clearly that's going to matter when people talk.

Semantics: a big deal, whether we admit it or not.

That'll be the title of the next book about semantics that I write.

I'll write that one right after my Sue Grafton/Isaac Asimov mashup novel I is for Robot.

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