"A complicated structure? Undoubtedly. But after all, the cathedral of Milan is complicated too, and you still look at it with awe."
'When _I_ use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean--neither more nor less.'
'The question is,' said Alice, 'whether you CAN make words mean so many different things.'
'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master--that's all.'
In essence, only you know what you really mean. And you do your best to make it clear to your listeners. Therefore, is communication not absolute, and "The meaning of a word is just the way it is used in a particular language game"
--Sleep...no further...no more searching...to find him...in the dark...to see him...to say him...for whom...that's it...no matter...never him...never right...start again...in the dark...done with that...this time...it's the right one...we're there...nearly...finish--
You got to know the rules in order to break them. Furthermore, you got to know the rules in order to know you are breaking them and to realize that breaking the rules (of language) is actually fun. It's what sets language in movement. It's what gives it rhythm. It's poetry!
