23 May 07
Originally posted by sweet heraUnfortunately for you, the whole point of having language is that words mean certain things - it allows for communication. If everyone just makes up their own definitions they make it impossible to communicate. If you have a vocabulary big enough to read a real newspaper (not that tabloid crap) you should be able to say what you mean, and mean what you say, within the constraints of the language - if you can't you are illiterate. Normal cannot be defined as anything other than normal. Rephrase your question so that it makes sense within the language.
The dictionary dissapointed me😠so I'm creating a new definition from normal defined by people who are definitely not😀 normal could be defined as a grasshopper in your cheesebox on a thursday...I'm just curious
23 May 07
Originally posted by st00p1dfac3Do you disagree with any of the definitions posted here? It's not that the dictionary is wrong, it just lacks examples and definition 2,3,4, etc.
Unfortunately for you, the whole point of having language is that words mean certain things - it allows for communication. If everyone just makes up their own definitions they make it impossible to communicate. If you have a vocabulary big enough to read a real newspaper (not that tabloid crap) you should be able to say what you mean, and mean what you ...[text shortened]... anything other than normal. Rephrase your question so that it makes sense within the language.
23 May 07
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normal is what you make of it. Just like reality, language, and everything else in the known universe. If someone wants normal to mean grasshopper in a cheesebox on thursday or something like that, who are we to criticize? There might be tons of preconceived notions about what these six integers mean, N O R M A L, but that's not to say someone can't make their own interpretation. I don't think it's the question that's an issue, I think it's just that you don't understand it for what it is, so you try to define it on your own terms.
23 May 07
Originally posted by sweet heraI would disagree that anything offered so far is a definition and not an example of something that might be considered normal. Normal is as normal is defined. You are looking for another word. The reason you are looking for another word is that you are upset with your role as a misfit, an unpopular person lacking the confidence reinforcing sense of being a part of things. I suggest that instead of trying to redefine words in an online forum, you turn the computer off, go outside, and meet some friends.
Do you disagree with any of the definitions posted here? It's not that the dictionary is wrong, it just lacks examples and definition 2,3,4, etc.
