Meaning is not carried by the words, it’s carried by your mind. We assume that we assign the same meanings, but that’s a big assumption.
These online conversations, composed of words and only words, are arguably 99% us just talking to ourselves. Maybe even 100%.
I wasn’t trying to correct you — just demonstrating OP’s point about the assumptions we have to make before we can pretend to understand each other.
Oh, but your corrections were perfect, and a great example!
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