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All humanity's "tools" are poor representations of reality.
And they always will be, because there is no way
we can include the complexity, the layers, and the extent of the universe.
There will always be more.
Our "tools" have been developed to help us manipulate, communicate, explore, etc.
They allow us to "focus" or "broaden" our efforts, our senses.
Language is just one of these "tools"
But to try to have your language grasp all the ambiguities of the world,
it would lose its "focus"
There is use for a bucket or pool of water, but why try to carry the ocean?
Most people can't remember the full vocabulary of their language.
And if they can't understand what you are saying, then the language you are using has lost it's "focus".
I say know your "tool" well, but also understand the matter you are "working on".
Don't go beyond what the "tool's" purpose was for in the first place.
And with language, it was communication with others,
getting your idea across.
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