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| quote: | Originally posted by evil_cookie
I don't think you understand the difference between the definition of a word, as distinct from its associated synonyms. A word like happy, for instance, has many synonyms. But if I said "you look happy," would the same meaning hold if I said "you look intoxicated"--no it wouldn't. Synonyms only work when they are properly used in the right CONTEXT. |
um, obviously not. I don't even know where to begin with your response, considering intoxicated and happy are not synonymous, but rather an example of causality (at times).
Anyway, all I said, and I don't even care to debate this anymore, is that a riddle is a type of brain-teaser. Brain-teaser, meaning "a puzzle or problem whose solution requires great ingenuity" (e.g. a riddle). I only referred to defintions to highlight their relationship.
So now, back to the brain-teasers, riddles, optical illusions, or whatever else is more worthwhile/interesting than this debate...
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"But I don't want to go among mad people," Alice remarked.
"Oh, you can't help that," said the Cat: "We're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad."
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn't have come here."
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