ask whether “Ma” means Mother (English) or Horse (Chinese).
“Ma” also means mother, depending on the tone. Actually, this example backfires since the word “mama” or some variation of it (ma, umma) means “mother” in almost every language in the world.
I haven’t read the book but this sounds pretty good to me. Since Harris himself is the judge calling his argument “stupid” might not be the best idea.
I meant that the argument between good(1) and good(2) is stupid. Harris is just one side of the debate—i’m saying the entire debate is misguided in the first place, much like it would be stupid to argue the meaning of Ma.
Using good(1) isn’t stupid, and neither is using good(2). It’s just stupid to argue which one good really means.
“Ma” also means mother, depending on the tone. Actually, this example backfires since the word “mama” or some variation of it (ma, umma) means “mother” in almost every language in the world.
I haven’t read the book but this sounds pretty good to me. Since Harris himself is the judge calling his argument “stupid” might not be the best idea.
oops. I guess it could be interpreted that way.
I meant that the argument between good(1) and good(2) is stupid. Harris is just one side of the debate—i’m saying the entire debate is misguided in the first place, much like it would be stupid to argue the meaning of Ma.
Using good(1) isn’t stupid, and neither is using good(2). It’s just stupid to argue which one good really means.