Originally those were like that too maybe, but words only get real meaning by being used by people a bunch and universally understood as a specific thing. Anyone can make up any combination of words, but nobody will understand what you are actually talking about.
Not so sure about that
Many words, especially combined ones, have implicit meaning, because of the words they use
It’s not like ‘chainsaw’ could mean a ‘mouse trap’, because we already know what a saw and what a chain is
Of course in principle words are consensual social constructs, but I always find it highly irritating, that we throw out the baby with the water, by saying, nothing means anything until we decide on it
I meant as in that this word isnt in a dictionary. Its just a name that was made up for this product. Nobody uses it ever.
Are all not all product names kinda made up?
Like a “Steinschleuder” also is made up to describe the item - just like my chainsaw example earlier
IIRC the same theme from the absurd formal name that the patent agency used to describe it’s use case in a formal way.
Originally those were like that too maybe, but words only get real meaning by being used by people a bunch and universally understood as a specific thing. Anyone can make up any combination of words, but nobody will understand what you are actually talking about.
Not so sure about that
Many words, especially combined ones, have implicit meaning, because of the words they use
It’s not like ‘chainsaw’ could mean a ‘mouse trap’, because we already know what a saw and what a chain is
Of course in principle words are consensual social constructs, but I always find it highly irritating, that we throw out the baby with the water, by saying, nothing means anything until we decide on it