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"Communication is a function of pattern recognition. Letters grouped to form words grouped to form sentences grouped to form opinions are contingent on compatible pattern recognition from all the parties involved in the communication. We are all using the same letters, those belonging to the English language. So we must ensure that the words we are forming with those letters are understood to mean something as specific as possible across each and every participant. Otherwise, the sentences become long strings of divergent meaning and the opinions become garbled messes of endlessly questioned and never understood sentences. We have a foundation of letters that are all agreeable, so we are able to form words that are recognized as words by all participants. The next step is to ensure that the definitions of the words that are used are, as close as possible, agreeable. Without that foundation of agreeably defined words, sentences are meaningless and opinions are pointless"
ahh, i see. ....so...letters mean things?
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